inexpensive material

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inexpensive
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
not costing a lot ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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This particular one is made of veryinexpensivematerialand would probably outlast the bottle.
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Water ice is readily available,inexpensivematerial, which can be used as a green manufacturing tool.
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It was a durable, relativelyinexpensivematerialused as upholstery and for tents and awnings.
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For this series he set a goal to useinexpensivematerialto produce images that addressed some laws of physics.
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These were ofinexpensivematerialsuch as tin, aluminum, plastic or paper.
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Medals that are made withinexpensivematerialmight be gilded, silver plated, chased, or finished in a variety of other ways to improve their appearance.
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This is because plastic is aninexpensivematerialrelative to wood and metal.
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Wood, while prone to decomposition, was a relativelyinexpensivematerial, as there was no official governing body for professional baseball at the time.
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He later announced that his group had developed a highly efficient anode electrocatalyst (cobalt phosphate) for use in electrolysis of water employing inexpensive materials.
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The intention is often to produce a full-sized replica, using inexpensive materials in order to verify a design.
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To lower the cost of the rocket itself, he intended it to be built of inexpensive materials, specifically 8 mm steel sheeting.
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The expansion was to use a color scheme highlighting the school color, royal blue, and inexpensive materials.
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The column was regarded for revealing the brass-tacks secrets of research and showing home-based experimenters how to make original discoveries using only inexpensive materials.
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Although the majority were made of inexpensive materials, some were made of precious metals or enameled.
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These are inexpensive materials that are all easily accessible and durable at the same time.
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Stores are built with a minimum level of amenities, usually with inexpensive materials.
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This type of battery has a high energy density, high efficiency of charge/discharge (8992%) and long cycle life, and is fabricated from inexpensive materials.
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In all of these his guiding principles were objective clarity and purpose, solid craftsmanship and the use of simple, inexpensive materials.
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In his creations, he used raw, inexpensive materials.
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The one-way nature of the missions meant that they were treated as disposable leading to construction from common and inexpensive materials such as wood.
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