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feedstock

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.”
The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.”
“In 2006, about 6 percent of the world's crude oil production was used in non-energy applications, primarily as a petrochemical feedstock.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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