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

At the outlet of the anode, the carbon dioxide produced by the reaction is captured directly on-site and then either catalytically transformed into useful chemical feedstocks such as synthesis gas or chemically stabilized into compounds like sodium bicarbonate. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026

When a durable peace is reached, allowing ships to once again traverse the strait, fertilizer companies will still have to wait for natural gas production in the Gulf to ramp up to regain their feedstock supply, which will take months or even years. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Your Second Life platform recycles denim into new feedstocks. —Sj Studio, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026

China is set to import a record volume of US ethane this month as petrochemical producers seek alternative feedstocks for their operations after the war in the Middle East choked off crucial supplies. —Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 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