English > preserved: 2 senses > adjective 1Meaning | prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use. |
---|
Narrower | aged, cured | (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable) |
---|
candied, crystalized, crystalised, glace | (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar |
canned, tinned | sealed in a can or jar |
corned, cured | (used especially of meat) cured in brine |
cured | (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry |
dried, dehydrated, desiccated | preserved by removing natural moisture |
flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen | (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value |
freeze-dried | preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum |
lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried | Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances |
pickled | (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid / liquid |
potted | preserved in a pot or can or jar |
salted, salt-cured, brine-cured | (used especially of meats) preserved in salt |
smoked, smoke-cured, smoke-dried | (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke |
sun-dried, sundried | dried naturally by the sun |
Opposite | fresh | not canned or otherwise preserved |
---|
Spanish | conservado, preservado |
---|