materials
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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To create the transistors, slices of silicon are etched, treated and combined with thin films of other materials.
From Barron's
It sounds like science fiction - a factory, located hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, churning out high-quality materials.
From BBC
The Pentagon has begun to address these vulnerabilities by targeting microelectronics, explosives and rocket motors, shipbuilding and key stockpile materials such as rare earths for reshoring, diversification, and surge capacity.
Now, as investors look toward next year, more are turning away from richly valued tech stocks and toward banks, materials firms and healthcare companies closely tied to the real economy.
Certain products like green steel were touted as being a more climate-friendly alternative for manufacturers because the raw materials were less carbon intensive.
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