RAW MATERIAL


Meaning of RAW MATERIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1796

: crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product

wheat…is raw material for the flour mill — C. A. Koepke

broadly : something with a potential for improvement, development, or elaboration

perplexities are often the raw material of discoveries — Agnes M. Clerke

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.