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raw materials

raw materials is the plural of raw material.

Meaning of raw material

Noun

raw material (countable and uncountable, plural raw materials)

  1. A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.
    • Petroleum is the raw material refined into various fuels and needed for countless chemicals.
  2. (figuratively) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.
    • The assembly plant's raw materials are finished parts from Asian suppliers.

Questions about raw materials

What is raw materials the plural of?
Raw materials is the plural of raw material.

Words near raw materials in the dictionary

  1. raw foodist
  2. raw foodists
  3. raw lobster
  4. raw lobsters
  5. raw material
  6. raw materials
  7. raw milk
  8. raw milks
  9. raw mill
  10. raw mills
  11. raw nerve

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