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| 1. | [ adjective ] subjected to a special process or treatment | |
| Examples: | "prepared ergot" "processed cheeses are easy to spread" |
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| Related terms: | prepared | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] freed from impurities by processing | |
| Synonyms: | refined | |
| Examples: | "refined sugar" "refined oil" "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare |
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| Related terms: | unrefined | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process | |
| Examples: | "processed ores" |
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| Related terms: | unprocessed rubberized semi-processed computerized cured cured milled clarified computerised pure finished treated | |
| Similar spelling: |
process precess processor procession processing presage precise processional preseason precisely precis precooked precession preciseness precast |
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