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

This could support demand for corn, a major feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

What changed was the removal of the one obvious threat to the trade: a prolonged energy and feedstock squeeze severe enough to hit industrial output.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz closed, China's access to the liquified natural gas that serves as the key feedstock for producing nitrogen fertilisers, is itself under threat.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

By year’s end, those four countries will have supplied South Korea with roughly 273 million barrels of crude oil and more than 2 million tons of naphtha, a crucial feedstock for the petrochemical industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Diffusion worked as a “cascade”—in steps, with each cycle of diffusion incrementally increasing the concentration of U-235 in the feedstock produced by the previous cycles.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik