Raw material Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
staple.
WordNet
Definitions
- material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture;
as, ore is the .raw material used in smelting; leather is theraw material of the shoe industry
Definitions
- any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw material.