| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | body of source material | Quellenlage |
| gen. | collection of source material | Quellensammlung |
| environ. | energy source material Sources from which energy can be obtained to provide heat, light, and power. Energy resources, including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, tidal and geothermal energy, may be captured or recovered and converted into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications | Energieträger |
| energ.ind. | energy source material | Energieträger |
| energ.ind. | energy source material | Energiequelle |
| nucl.phys., law | source material | Ausgangsstoff |
| nucl.phys., law | source material | Quellenmaterial |
| nucl.phys., law | source material | Ausgangsmaterial |
| industr. | source material | Ursprungsmaterial |
| tech. | source material | Unterlagen |
| ed. | source material | Quelle |
| tech. | source material | Ausgangsmaterial (makhno) |
| gen. | source material | Ausgangsstoffe |