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RAW MATERIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
Synonyms:
raw material; staple
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raw material" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raw material"):
feedstock (the raw material that is required for some industrial process)