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raw material
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
raw material
(noun)
raw material
noun
plural
raw materials
raw material
noun
plural
raw materials
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAW MATERIAL
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the basic material that can be used to make or create something
Wheat and rye are the
raw materials
used by a flour mill to make flour.
His experiences during the war were the
raw material
for the story.
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