raw material
noun
: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product
wheat … is raw material for the flour mill—
C. A. Koepke
C. A. Koepke
broadly
: something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration
perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries —Agnes M. Clerke
Agnes M. Clerke 
Examples of raw material in a Sentence
His experiences during the war were the raw material for the story.
Recent Examples on the Web
These large areas of space that are full of the raw materials needed to create stars–gas, dust, and energy.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
On top of that, the Revive is crafted from a renewable raw material.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
For every one of them on a job site, more are laboring on factory floors or sweatshops, or extracting the raw materials that go into our homes, buildings, and landscapes.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The secret, though, was the raw material of sound, his tone, his way of finding a life-force in every note.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Faced with a shortfall of renewable plastic for its colorful toy bricks, the man in charge of Lego A/S is engaging with producers of the raw material in a race to meet sustainability targets.
—Christian Wienberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
Read Article > Rivian has had a few interesting weeks that included its alignment with big legacy automakers to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) on future vehicles and a little poaching of Tesla’s head of raw materials.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
With just one manufacturer, any disruption — contamination at a plant, a shortage of raw materials, a severe weather event or a flawed prediction of demand — can put lives at risk.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
The firm incorporated many raw materials, such as seamless concrete, maple wood, exposed brick, and lime plaster, and paired them against sleeker materials and finishes that include honed and polished marble, glass, and brass accents.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
On top of that, the Revive is crafted from a renewable raw material.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
For every one of them on a job site, more are laboring on factory floors or sweatshops, or extracting the raw materials that go into our homes, buildings, and landscapes.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The secret, though, was the raw material of sound, his tone, his way of finding a life-force in every note.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Faced with a shortfall of renewable plastic for its colorful toy bricks, the man in charge of Lego A/S is engaging with producers of the raw material in a race to meet sustainability targets.
—Christian Wienberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
Read Article > Rivian has had a few interesting weeks that included its alignment with big legacy automakers to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) on future vehicles and a little poaching of Tesla’s head of raw materials.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
With just one manufacturer, any disruption — contamination at a plant, a shortage of raw materials, a severe weather event or a flawed prediction of demand — can put lives at risk.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
The firm incorporated many raw materials, such as seamless concrete, maple wood, exposed brick, and lime plaster, and paired them against sleeker materials and finishes that include honed and polished marble, glass, and brass accents.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raw%20material. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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