feedstock
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈfiːd.stɒk/ us/ˈfiːd.stɑːk/
（工业生产的）原料
material that is used to produce something in an industrial process
The plants may need massive amounts of feedstock to make relatively small amounts of fuel. 这些工厂可能需要大量的原料来制造相对少量的燃料。
Coal tar was the feedstock for all kinds of chemicals until it was replaced by oil in the 1940s. 煤焦油曾是各种化学品的原料，直到1940年代才被石油取代。
饲料
material that is used as a food for animals
Corn is used in most food - from high fructose corn syrup to feedstock for beef and other animals. 玉米用于大多数食品中——从高果糖浆到牛和其他动物的饲料等都用得到。
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- The plant would be the first commercial-sized cellulose plant in the United States running on a wood feedstock.
- Algae are considered a promising feedstock for biofuel production.
- The U. S. chemicals industry is almost wholly dependent on natural gas as a feedstock.
- Camelina is an ancient flowering plant gaining attention as feedstock for biodiesel.
- Corn and sugar cane can be used as feedstocks for ethanol.
- There are concerns about competing uses of land for the production of food, animal feedstock and biofuels.