feedstock
nounEtymology From feed + stock.
1
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
- Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.
- The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.
1 more example
- In 2006, about 6 percent of the world's crude oil production was used in non-energy applications, primarily as a petrochemical feedstock.2009, M.S.Vassiliou, Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry, page 5:
- Derived terms
- biofeedstock