component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" --2is a kind ofpart, section, division --2has particulars: point; be-all and end-all, be all and end all
ingredient, fixings - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" --3is a kind offoodstuff, food product --3is a part of dish --3has particulars: