feedstock

noun

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

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Reinhardt said offering removal from both bio-oil and biochar produced from the same feedstocks helps improve the economics. Ben Geman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Maersk estimates that lower-emission methanol can reduce GHG emissions by at least 65% compared to conventional fossil fuels (depending on the feedstock and production process of the methanol, calculated on a life cycle basis). Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 There are a lot of fiddly parts: capturing the right feedstock, securing it in the correct format and feeding any outputs into a preexisting commercial production process. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024 As demand for plastics grows, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has produced an abundant supply of natural gas, an important feedstock for making plastics. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for feedstock 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Feb. 2025.

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