raw material
Americannoun
noun
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material on which a particular manufacturing process is carried out
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a person or thing regarded as suitable for some particular purpose
raw material for the army
Etymology
Origin of raw material
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Because glucose supplies some of the raw material needed to produce glycoconjugates, the team suspected that changes in glucose metabolism or hyperglycemia might alter how this protective layer is assembled.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Condimentum, based at the Food Enterprise Park in Easton, near Norwich, had been keeping Colman's Norwich legacy alive by producing the raw material for the brand.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Aggressive self-help measures, including a 23 billion Swedish kronor cost-reduction program, are being heavily diluted by rising structural costs, raw material inflation, and low capacity utilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
And in Germany, steel giant Thyssenkrupp warned that record-low levels on the Rhine were threatening raw material deliveries, echoing industry warnings that the waterway could soon become unnavigable.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
At first, soldiers were called on to provide the raw material, but such an arrangement was hardly conducive to industrial-scale production.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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