feedstock

noun

feed·​stock ˈfēd-ˌstäk 

: raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant

Examples of feedstock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Next, the raw material is handed over to Talga Group, a specialist firm that purifies the recycled feedstock into pristine, battery-grade graphite. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Watch chemical companies with diversified, non-Gulf feedstock access. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The biggest advantage, however, may be that the feedstock goes in wet, removing the drying stage could cut both energy use and cost. — New Atlas, 1 July 2026

The textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for feedstock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk
• graywacke