raw material
noun
: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product
wheat … is raw material for the flour mill—
C. A. Koepke
C. A. Koepke
broadly
: something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration
perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries —Agnes M. Clerke
Agnes M. Clerke Examples of raw material in a Sentence
His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
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Firms that use foreign raw materials or import retail goods can plan.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the next window, eight bales of fiber are displayed, marked with the brand’s coat of arms, initially used as a stamp to mark its raw material.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Just as cowhide leather exploded in usage only after the advent of chrome-tanning in the 1980s because of the performance improvement that technology gave it, mycelium has needed this sort of breakthrough that Rei-Tan provides to turn it from an interesting raw material into a great product.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
That resin, known as oud or agarwood, is among the most precious raw materials on Earth, often worth more than gold by weight.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the next window, eight bales of fiber are displayed, marked with the brand’s coat of arms, initially used as a stamp to mark its raw material.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Just as cowhide leather exploded in usage only after the advent of chrome-tanning in the 1980s because of the performance improvement that technology gave it, mycelium has needed this sort of breakthrough that Rei-Tan provides to turn it from an interesting raw material into a great product.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
That resin, known as oud or agarwood, is among the most precious raw materials on Earth, often worth more than gold by weight.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raw material
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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