feedstock

noun

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

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Carbon dioxide emission savings were compared to producing virgin PET made from fossil fuels and avoiding incineration of waste used as feedstock. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2025 Besides shifting the product innovation pipeline to sustainable materials development, material companies have started securing sustainable feedstock and recycling to better develop and supply sustainable materials to the market. Han Hendriks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 In the Nineties, the report became a staple in the bilious feedstock of right-wing militias, part of a slurry of propaganda that turned legitimate grievances into the conviction that FEMA agents in unmarked black helicopters were soon to enact a new world order. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 It's designed to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from feedstocks like household solid waste, algae or used cooking oil. Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedstock

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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 9 Mar. 2025.

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