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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Dan Lambe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Environments can become contaminated by raw materials, water, soil, and incoming air.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, the Producer Price Index, which tracks what businesses are shelling out for raw materials every month, came in hot — up 3.3% year over year in July.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Mapping Ukraine's crucial raw material deposits Another major ongoing factor in the war is Russia's interest in Ukraine's mineral resources.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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