preproduct

noun

preproduct

noun

Etymology From pre- + product.

1

Something produced as part of the process of manufacturing a final product.

The chemical analysis of steel is a demanding task for process control in steelmaking and for quality assessment of preproducts.2012, Reinhard Noll, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, page 229:

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