feedstock

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Definitions

noun

Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.“Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.”

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Synonyms

commodity charge contents intermediary intermediate material load burden foraging wellspring eating feeding diet food livestock raw

Associated

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Rhymes

gawk stock cock stalk ad hoc shock block squawk mock baulk

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