Home › Words › F › feedstockfeedstockfeedstock means any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.EtymologyFrom feed + stock.nounAny bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.e.g.“Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.biofeedstock 71% match — biological feedstock (for the production of biofuel) vs feedstock →feedboard 64% match — A board onto which material is fed as the input to an industrial process. vs feedstock →feedingstuff 61% match — Any foodstuff used to feed livestock. vs feedstock →stockfeed 59% match — feed for livestock vs feedstock →foodstuff 56% match — A material that may be used as food or as an ingredient of food. vs feedstock →feedgrain 55% match — Any of the coarser grains such as corn, milo, and oats. vs feedstock →blendstock 53% match — Any material that is blended in an oil refinery to make a product, especially for making gasoline/petrol. vs feedstock →plantstuff 53% match — Any material obtained from plants. vs feedstock →