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 economic outlook is a key factor for oil prices, as both consumers putting gas in their cars or chemical producers using energy as a feedstock in their production increase the demand for crude. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 The overwhelming majority comes from steam methane reforming—a process that uses natural gas as a feedstock and generates significant carbon dioxide in the process. Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The company also offers a biomass gasification system that can use rice husks as a feedstock to generate electricity, as well as backup diesel generators. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 Their method, which was first unveiled to considerable fanfare at COP24, can generate briquettes of fuel using any type of feedstock, from sugarcane leaves to elephant grass. Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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