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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Besides a growing reliance on inputs and raw material, Chinese imports to India are also being propelled by other macroeconomic trends.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The findings add to growing evidence that nutrients do more than simply provide raw material for the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
They could more readily imagine the bean becoming cattle feed or an industrial raw material – which is exactly how its use evolved, at first.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Excluding crude energy products, raw material costs declined 1.5% for the month but were up 16.7% year-over-year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is the raw material out of which the industrial food chain makes beef or chicken or high-fructose corn syrup or maltodextrin.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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