feedstock

noun

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

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The move creates a direct link between the corporation’s mining operations, electric arc furnace feedstock creation and steel production at Big River Steel Works. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Shortages of feedstocks for plastics have forced Asian countries to cut back on production or shut down factories altogether. David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Rosatom indicated that eliminating minor actinides could allow nuclear waste to reach radiation equivalence with the original uranium feedstock hundreds of times faster than natural decay. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026 When a durable peace is reached, allowing ships to once again traverse the strait, fertilizer companies will still have to wait for natural gas production in the Gulf to ramp up to regain their feedstock supply, which will take months or even years. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026 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 5 May. 2026.

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