raw material
Example Sentences
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Alumina is a substance extracted from bauxite ore that is mainly used as the raw material to smelt aluminum metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Besides a growing reliance on inputs and raw material, Chinese imports to India are also being propelled by other macroeconomic trends.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
They could more readily imagine the bean becoming cattle feed or an industrial raw material – which is exactly how its use evolved, at first.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In theory, that diversity should provide enough raw material for continued adaptation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
From this raw material, Lawrence was creating a cohesive research organization.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
