| ADJECTIVE | all | processed | subjected to a special process or treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | subjected to a special process or treatment. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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