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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Veronique Rochet, senior director of sustainability at Puma, highlighted the tool’s relevance as the German athletic giant used the MIE to inform its biodiversity risk assessment in critical raw materials like polyester and cotton.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 July 2024
The Atlantic Ocean has been gathering the raw materials for a raucous hurricane season for months and is now assembling them into major storms.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 July 2024
Those raw materials were the feedstock of tons of concrete, used to build roads.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
But don’t hold your breath, because the technology and the raw materials required to build the hypothetical structures are far beyond humanity’s grasp.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 June 2024
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 July 2024
The Atlantic Ocean has been gathering the raw materials for a raucous hurricane season for months and is now assembling them into major storms.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 July 2024
Those raw materials were the feedstock of tons of concrete, used to build roads.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
But don’t hold your breath, because the technology and the raw materials required to build the hypothetical structures are far beyond humanity’s grasp.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for raw material
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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