Meaning | Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process. |
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Example | "processed ores" |
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Narrower | cured, vulcanized, vulcanised | (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) |
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milled, polished | (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed |
semi-processed | Having been subjected to partial processing |
See also | finished | (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final / final state |
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pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
treated | subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent / agent |
Opposite | unprocessed | not altered from an original or natural state |
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Spanish | procesado |
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