material noun
51direct material — noun : material used in manufacturing processes which becomes an integral part of the product and the cost of which is identifiable and chargeable directly to it compare indirect material * * * direct material, the raw material of a manufactured… …
52raw material — 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… …
53coloring material — noun any material used for its color she used a different color for the trim • Syn: ↑colouring material, ↑color, ↑colour • Derivationally related forms: ↑colour (for: ↑colour), ↑ …
54colouring material — noun any material used for its color she used a different color for the trim • Syn: ↑coloring material, ↑color, ↑colour • Derivationally related forms: ↑colour (for: ↑colour), ↑ …
55genuine issue of material fact — noun A dispute over a material fact upon which the outcome of a legal case may rely, and which therefore must be decided by a judge or jury; a dispute which precludes summary judgment. We think there is nothing in these three asserted facts which …
56raw material — noun a) 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 b) Any input to a factory or other installation which processes it …
57absorbent material — noun a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance • Syn: ↑absorbent • Derivationally related forms: ↑absorb (for: ↑absorbent) • Hypernyms: ↑sorbent, ↑ …
58adsorbent material — noun a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance • Syn: ↑adsorbent • Derivationally related forms: ↑adsorbent (for: ↑adsorbent), ↑adsorb (for: ↑adsorbent) …
59animal material — noun material derived from animals • Hypernyms: ↑material, ↑stuff • Hyponyms: ↑feather, ↑plume, ↑plumage, ↑animal product, ↑animal oil, ↑dentine …
60bedding material — noun material used to provide a bed for animals • Syn: ↑bedding, ↑litter • Hypernyms: ↑material, ↑stuff …
