feedstock
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈfiːdˌstɑk/
- Specialized
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materia prima
- Other challenges mentioned include feedstock preparation and finding adequate supplies of amendment at a reasonable cost.
- biofuel feedstock
- incoming feedstock
- bioenergy feedstock
Now it's easy to start asking the cascading questions of, well, how do you get that feedstock?
- Now it's easy to start asking the cascading questions of, well, how do you get that feedstock?
- So you're getting sort of natural gas based manufacturing moving back not only because energy costs are down, but because feedstock costs are down.
- We just have to adjust for the next feedstock source.
- And so people buy a lot of biotin to put in feedstock.
Examples
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Jurgens' operation falls within the Notification tier because his feedstock is an agricultural commodity.
Academic text (1995) -
All commercial fertiliZers are made from ammonia, and the feedstock for ammonia is natural gas.
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We assumed that all of this land could be available for feedstock production. Box 1.
Academic text (2012) -
In fact, through the addition of wood fiber to the plastics feedstock, manufacturers experience several benefits.
Academic text (1996) -
Rather than having one large stack of feedstock, there are numerous separate piles waiting to be processed.
Academic text (1999) -
A site should be centrally located, both in terms of feedstock generators and end users, she says.
Academic text (1996) -
One of the biggest trends today deals with the variety of new feedstocks being utilized to produce compost.
Academic text (1996) -
The hope for the future is ethanol derived from cellulosic feedstocks instead of, or in addition to, corn.
Academic text (2008) -
Gro-Bark Organics receives about 30 to 40 tons/day of compostable feedstocks, including food residuals and yard trimmings.
Academic text (1996) -
Many manufacturers rely on corn as a key feedstock for producing biofuels.
Synonyms
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2.8
A natural thing used to make goods or energy
42
3.9
A resource used to make goods or provide services
How Processed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feedstock comes from the two simple parts feed (meaning 'to give food') and stock (meaning 'a supply', as in livestock). So, a feedstock is the 'supply' of raw material that is fed into a factory or process to make a product or energy.