be-all and end-all vs ingredient

be-all and end-all and ingredient both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be-all and end-all	Yes	No	No	No
ingredient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ingredient is a hypernym of be-all and end-all; that is, ingredient is a word with a broader meaning than be-all and end-all:

be-all and end-all: the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim
ingredient: an abstract part of something

Other hypernyms of be-all and end-all include component, constituent, element, factor.

be-all and end-all (noun)	ingredient (noun)
the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim	a component of a mixture or compound
	an abstract part of something
	food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

be-all and end-all vs ingredient

be-all and end-all and ingredient both are nouns.

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