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raw material en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹɔː.məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/
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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • The three main firms […] are increasing their output capacity and it is estimated that by 1964-5 railborne traffic will be about a third greater than the 1960 figure, reaching a total of something like 13½ million tons per annum, of which some 70 per cent will be inwards raw materials for these firms. 1962 October 14, “Talking of Trains: New yard at Scunthorpe”, in Modern Railways, page 221:
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.
   • Teams will place all their unassembled raw materials and tools in the competition area along with two provided 5-gallon buckets of contaminated water and two provided stirring sticks. 2024 October 14, “Water Treatment Competition”, in ASCE, page 11:
   • The assembly plant's raw materials are finished parts from Asian suppliers.

Forms

Translations (65)

th วัตถุดิบ (input to an installation which processes it) · da råstof (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sh сѝровина (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · hi कच्ची सामग्री (input to an installation which processes it) · pl surowiec (input to an installation which processes it) · is hráefni (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sv råvara (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ga bunábhar (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · mk суровина (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · vi nguyên liệu (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · bg суровина́ (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · lv izejviela (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sv råmaterial (input to an installation which processes it) · nb råstoff (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · hu nyersanyag (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · de Grundstoff (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nl grondstof (input to an installation which processes it) · ga amhábhar (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · fo ráevni (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · mk суровина (input to an installation which processes it) · cmn 原料 (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · tr ham madde (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · kk шикізат (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · es materia prima (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ba сеймал (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nn råmateriale (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sv råvara (input to an installation which processes it) · pt matéria-prima (input to an installation which processes it) · cmn 原材料 (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · eo krudaĵo (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · uk сировина́ (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ja 原料 (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sv råmaterial (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · lv izejmateriāls (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · it materia prima (input to an installation which processes it) · ka ნედლეული (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · th วัตถุดิบ (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sk surovina (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ru сырьё (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · az xammal (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nb råmateriale (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · it materia prima (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ga amh- (input to an installation which processes it) · fi raaka-aine (input to an installation which processes it) · sl surovina (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ru необрабо́танный материа́л (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · fr matière première (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · hi कच्ची सामग्री (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · pt matéria-prima (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nb råmaterial (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · cmn 原材料 (input to an installation which processes it) · pl surowiec (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nn råstoff (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · be сыраві́на (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · de Rohstoff (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · sh sìrovina (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · fi raaka-aine (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · cs surovina (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · hy հումք (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · nl grondstof (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · te ముడి సరుకు (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · cmn 原料 (input to an installation which processes it) · ko 원료 (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · mi rawa taketake (material in its unprocessed, natural state) · ro materie primă (material in its unprocessed, natural state)