adjective
1. subjected to a special process or treatment (Freq. 1)
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prepared ergot
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processed cheeses are easy to spread
• Similar to: ↑prepared
2. freed from impurities by processing
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refined sugar
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refined oil
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"to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
• Syn: ↑refined
3. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
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processed ores
• Ant: ↑unprocessed
• Similar to: ↑cured, ↑vulcanized, ↑vulcanised, ↑milled, ↑polished, ↑semi-processed
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prōˈcessed adjective
1. Produced by a special process, eg synthetically, photomechanically, etc
2. Subjected to a certain process
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Main Entry: ↑process
Useful english dictionary. 2012.