principal ingredient

collocation in English

meaningsofprincipalandingredient

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principal
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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ingredient
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/us
/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandingredientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For the other, which came into general use from the 12th century, theprincipalingredientwas the oak apple.
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But sugar is theprincipalingredient.
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Coal prices are theprincipalingredientof electricity prices.
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Of course, theprincipalingredientin the whole problem is that of transport.
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Its dried powder is theprincipalingredientin an ointment for ulcers; it is also a hair wash.
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We lack theprincipalingredientfor national life.
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Candy is a confection that features sugar as aprincipalingredient.
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The herb is aprincipalingredientin a lung support formula to reduce inflammation (heat) and fight viral infection.
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They are aprincipalingredientin many dessert recipes, such as trifles, charlottes, and tiramisu.
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Theprincipalingredientwas methanol.
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The term shepherd's pie did not appear until 1877, and since then it has been used synonymously with cottage pie, regardless of whether theprincipalingredientwas beef or mutton.
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To conduct any genetic policy which is not to have chance and guesswork as two of its principal ingredients, large numbers are essential.
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I should like briefly to pick up what seem to me to be some of the principal ingredients in this matter.
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The third reality is acid rain and its two principal ingredients, nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide.
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Prices of the compounds, as well as of their principal ingredients, are controlled.
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As he rightly said, that has been one of the principal ingredients in building that long-term economic stability.
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Okra which can be one of the principal ingredients in gumbo recipes is used as a thickening agent and for its distinct vegetable flavor.
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Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water.
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Bicarbonate of soda, iron and arsenic are the principal ingredients of the waters, which are used both for drinking and bathing.
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Its principal ingredients are squash and sweet potato.
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