feedstock

American  

[feed-stok] / ˈfidˌstɒk /

Or feed stock

noun

1. raw material for processing or manufacturing industry.

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feedstock British  

/ ˈfiːdˌstɒk /

noun

1. the main raw material used in the manufacture of a product

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Etymology

Origin of feedstock

First recorded in 1930–35; feed + stock

Example Sentences

The links raise fresh questions about supply chains in the biofuel sector, experts said, and follow persistent allegations of fraud involving palm oil products used as fuel feedstocks.

From Barron's

While diesel costs are already affecting farmers, another threat on the horizon is higher fertilizer costs due to the rising costs of natural gas, a key feedstock in making it, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have the feedstock but simply don’t have enough refining capacity—and it’s impossible to build new capacity of the old kind.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This feedstock can then be used to make new items.

From The Wall Street Journal

Middle Eastern and Asian refineries are curtailing production, due to infrastructure threats or because they can’t obtain enough crude as a feedstock.

From Barron's