feedstock
/ˈfiːdˌstɒk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.60 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise."
- "The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter."
- "In 2006, about 6 percent of the world's crude oil production was used in non-energy applications, primarily as a petrochemical feedstock."
- "Perhaps the closest analogy to how A.I. works as a business expense is petroleum products. A common feedstock, crude oil, is refined into commodities such as gasoline, diesel and propane."