raw material

as in potential
the basic elements from which something can be developed Canada now converts most of its raw materials into manufactured goods such as automobiles and auto parts

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Recent Examples of raw material But eventually, these early human ancestors started to see animals as raw materials. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025 But starting around 1910, the raw material of Pyrenean meadows, the sheep’s milk itself, became nationally marketable. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Mar. 2025 Only after the process is complete will the nutrients within compost be available for plant roots to absorb, since the microbes convert them into a plant-usable form from the raw materials put into the pile. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of a meeting at the White House on Friday, announced that a framework deal with the United States on Ukraine’s critical raw materials is nearing completion. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raw material

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“Raw material.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20material. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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