FEEDSTOCK

feedstock

Noun

  1. Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
    Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.
    The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.


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