feedstock

or feed stock

[ feed-stok ]
/ ˈfidˌstɒk /

noun

raw material for processing or manufacturing industry.

Origin of feedstock

First recorded in 1930–35; feed + stock

Example sentences from the Web for feedstock

  • Then he suggested an improvement to the feedstock pump that increased the mean time between failures by a couple hours.

    Makers |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for feedstock

feedstock
/ (ˈfiːdˌstɒk) /

noun

the main raw material used in the manufacture of a product