Usually means: Substance responsible for intended effects.
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  1. active ingredient: Collins English Dictionary
  2. active ingredient: Wiktionary
  3. active ingredient: Dictionary.com
  4. Active ingredient: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. active ingredient: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Active ingredient: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (active ingredient)

noun:  (pharmacology) The specific compound in a natural or man-made mixture that is responsible for the mixture's activity.

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