feedstock

noun

feed·​stock ˈfēd-ˌstäk How to pronounce feedstock (audio)
: raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant

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Additional cost savings are achieved by using metallurgical-grade silicon or reclaimed silicon as feedstock. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025 Textile Exchange’s 2025 Materials Market Report highlights significant potential for post-consumer textiles to be used as feedstock for recycled materials. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025 There are only three facilities in the Western world located in Canada, France and Illinois that convert uranium into feedstock. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025 Naphtha is an essential feedstock in the petrochemical industry for producing some raw materials critical for the manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors – industries core to Taiwan’s economy. John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedstock

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of feedstock was in 1932

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“Feedstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedstock. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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