feedstock

noun

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

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Some American oil refineries rely on Canadian feedstock. Josh Fellman, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025 But the specifics of how these feedstocks could have actually come together to set the stage for life have remained murky. Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025 The Refining business refines crude oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products, such as gasoline, distillates and aviation fuels, as well as renewable fuels, at 12 refineries in the U.S. and Europe. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025 The company is also working to convert other feedstocks into SAF to meet the growing needs from the aviation industry, which has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 4 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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