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feedstock

American  
[feed-stok] / ˈfidˌstɒk /
Or feed stock

noun

  1. raw material for processing or manufacturing industry.


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

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“Implications of this war could be wide because oil is a feedstock for so much of the global economy,” said Edward Fishman, director of the Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Converting natural gas into flexible chemical intermediates could expand industrial options and gradually decrease reliance on traditional petrochemical feedstocks.

From Science Daily

The recent rise in oil prices could increase naphtha feedstock costs at its unit, potentially widening losses in 1Q, Yap says.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is refined from feedstocks that have captured atmospheric CO2, like waste forest or agriculture biomass, instead of fossil fuels that were previously locked away underground.

From The Wall Street Journal

China remains the largest contributor to growth, while petrochemical feedstock products will represent more than half of this year’s gains, compared with only a third in 2025 when transport fuels dominated growth.

From The Wall Street Journal