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| acetic acid |
a clear, colorless, sour liquid compound that is the main ingredient in vinegar and is used in solvents, acetate fibers, plastics, and other products. |
| admixture |
a mixture, or an ingredient added to a mixture. [1/2 definitions] |
| alloy |
a combined form of two or more metals, or of a metal with a nonmetal, sometimes using an inferior ingredient with a more costly one. [1/5 definitions] |
| corn bread |
bread made with cornmeal as the main ingredient. |
| corpus luteum |
a pharmaceutical preparation made from this gland of a hog or cow, with progesterone as the active ingredient. [1/2 definitions] |
| dash |
a small amount of an ingredient. [1/8 definitions] |
| durum |
a variety of wheat whose flour is the basic ingredient of spaghetti and other pasta. |
| fold1 |
to mix in (a cooking ingredient) by gently and repeatedly scooping up part and turning it over the rest. [1/16 definitions] |
| marsh mallow |
a pink-flowered European mallow common to marshes and now growing in eastern North America, the root of which was once an ingredient in the confection known as marshmallow. |
| mastic |
an aromatic gum or resin from the bark of a small evergreen tree of the Mediterranean region, used as an astringent and an ingredient in varnish. [1/3 definitions] |
| measuring cup |
a specially designed cup used in cooking for measuring ingredients. Some measuring cups are designed to hold one specific amount of an ingredient such as a half cup, third cup, or quarter cup. Many large measuring cups are marked to show different levels of capacity. |
| opiate |
having opium or another opiate as an ingredient. [1/7 definitions] |
| oxtail |
the tail of an ox, esp. when skinned and used as the main ingredient in soup or stew. |
| rise |
of bread and the like, to swell because of the action of yeast or some other ingredient. [1/24 definitions] |
| salicylic acid |
a white crystalline powder prepared from salicin or phenol, used as an ingredient in aspirin, as a food preservative and flavoring, and as an antiseptic in treating certain skin conditions. |
| shrimp |
made of shrimp, or having shrimp as an ingredient. [1/6 definitions] |
| sour cream |
a thick cream that has been soured by lactic acid, used as an ingredient in soups, salads, and various other dishes. |
| sunscreen |
an ingredient used in a lotion that is put on the skin to protect against sunburn. |
| sweet-and-sour |
prepared with a sauce containing sugar, a tart ingredient such as lemon juice or vinegar, and seasonings. |
| temper |
an ingredient added to something to alter or modify its characteristics. [1/11 definitions] |
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