ADJECTIVE | all | processed | subjected to a special process or treatment |
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all | processed, refined | freed from impurities by processing | |
all | processed | prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process |
Sounds | praa'sehst | |
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Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... |
Meaning | subjected to a special process or treatment. | |
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Example | "processed cheeses are easy to spread" | |
Broader | prepared | made ready or fit or suitable beforehand |
Spanish | procesado |
Meaning | Freed from impurities by processing. | |
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Synonym | refined | |
Opposite | unrefined, unprocessed, crude | not refined or processed |
Spanish | refinado | |
Catalan | refinat |
Meaning | Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process. | |
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Example | "processed ores" | |
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) |
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 |
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 |
Spanish | procesado |
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