raw material
/ˌɹɔː.məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Petroleum is the raw material refined into various fuels and needed for countless chemicals."
- "The three main firms […] are increasing their output capacity and it is estimated that by 1964-5 railborne traffic will be about a third greater than the 1960 figure, reaching a total of something like 13½ million tons per annum, of which some 70 per cent will be inwards raw materials for these firms."
- "The assembly plant's raw materials are finished parts from Asian suppliers."
- "Teams will place all their unassembled raw materials and tools in the competition area along with two provided 5-gallon buckets of contaminated water and two provided stirring sticks."