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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That could be a suitable description because Ukraine has a lot of raw materials on its own.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Changing Supply Networks Difficult The provenance, processing and handling of every component on a commercial aircraft is tracked assiduously from raw material to finished product.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
We are committed to sourcing only the highest-quality raw materials available.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Not only has Taiwan benefitted from its proximity to the raw materials needed to produce chips, but its government has been investing in the industry since the 1970s, providing direct support to manufacturers that’s led to technological advances virtually unmatched by other countries.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Changing Supply Networks Difficult The provenance, processing and handling of every component on a commercial aircraft is tracked assiduously from raw material to finished product.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
We are committed to sourcing only the highest-quality raw materials available.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Not only has Taiwan benefitted from its proximity to the raw materials needed to produce chips, but its government has been investing in the industry since the 1970s, providing direct support to manufacturers that’s led to technological advances virtually unmatched by other countries.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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