raw material Definition
raw material
noun
- material still in its natural or original state, before processing or manufacture
- anything that is capable of being processed, converted, changed, etc. to produce something else her personal experiences could provide the raw material for a really good novel
raw material Usage Examples
Converse of object
- select: We have married together the very best technology available, designed our own plant and processes and selected the very best raw materials.
- use: Compounders now have to use organic raw materials if they are available and inclusion levels of non-organic ingredients have been reduced.
- need: European countries needed cheap raw materials such as coal and iron ore that developing countries had plenty of.
- get: It was also expensive and difficult to get raw materials, so many workers found themselves out of a job.
Adjective modifier
- renewable: Kährs oil finish is a mixture of oil and wax which consists almost exclusively of renewable raw materials and contains no solvents.
- cheap: European countries needed cheap raw materials such as coal and iron ore that developing countries had plenty of.
- organic: Compounders now have to use organic raw materials if they are available and inclusion levels of non-organic ingredients have been reduced.
- good: We have married together the very best technology available, designed our own plant and processes and selected the very best raw materials.
- bovine: The Committee also noted that all UK gelatin manufactured for these purposes from bovine raw material utilized only imported ingredients.
Noun used with modifier
food: What happens to raw food materials after they have left the farm is a matter of concern to both conventional and organic producers.
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