feedstock

noun

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

Examples of feedstock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But there are hard limits and tradeoffs associated with the nature of steam cracking, the contamination in the feedstock, the type of feedstock used and financial and energy costs. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 20 June 2024 For example, diaper prices have increased by more than 30% since 2019, the Groundwork report says, partly because prices for wood pulp − a big feedstock for diapers − jumped 87% in two years. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 Enzymes produced this way could potentially breathe in carbon dioxide and methane while exhaling organic feedstocks, or break down plastics into substitutes for concrete. Marc Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024 Of this, around 50 percent was exported to refineries abroad, and the remaining 50 percent was refined domestically, creating products such as gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and chemical feedstocks. Michael Liebreich, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for feedstock 

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Jul. 2024.

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