raw material
RAW muh-TEER-ee-ul
rɔː məˈtɪəriəlListen
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the basic, unprocessed, and unrefined source substance from which something more complex or valuable can be made through the application of skill, effort, or transformation; used literally in manufacturing and industry to describe inputs such as ore, timber, or crude oil, and metaphorically to describe the basic experiences, talents, observations, or ideas that a writer, artist, scientist, or entrepreneur has available to work with before the creative or analytical process begins; calling something raw material acknowledges its potential value while noting that significant work remains to realise it
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