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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The other issue is that Trump’s tariffs are raising the costs for the raw materials to build the satellites.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
Lepper says those unusual raw materials include conch shells from the Gulf Coast, copper from southern Canada and obsidian from Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone Park, illustrating the extent of the Hopewell culture’s influence.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Her pieces are often inspired by the African diaspora and nature with all the raw materials being traceable.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
As introduced in New York, the Fashion Act would mandate that any apparel or footwear company doing business in New York that has global revenue of $100 million or more be required to map their supply chains down to their raw material providers.
—Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025
Lepper says those unusual raw materials include conch shells from the Gulf Coast, copper from southern Canada and obsidian from Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone Park, illustrating the extent of the Hopewell culture’s influence.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Her pieces are often inspired by the African diaspora and nature with all the raw materials being traceable.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
As introduced in New York, the Fashion Act would mandate that any apparel or footwear company doing business in New York that has global revenue of $100 million or more be required to map their supply chains down to their raw material providers.
—Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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