cured
No longer sick
Cured describes something that has been preserved or treated.
Meat and fish are cured with salt, smoke, or drying to prevent spoilage: cured ham, cured salmon.
A cured illness has been eliminated: The infection was completely cured.
Cured concrete or resin has hardened through a chemical process.
A cured hide has been processed into leather.
Water saturated with sodium
- baconCured smoked pork
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
- cornedPreserved using salt granules
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
Cured smoked pork
- hamCured pig thigh
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- kipperCured smoked herring
- haddockEdible Atlantic groundfish
sable · barbecue · brisket · hickory · mesquite · applewood · cherrywood · woodchips
Cured meat snack
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
Preserved in acidic solution
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
aged · canning · potted · confit · corned · ceviche · escabeche · gravlax
Post-illness healing phase
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
medicine · antibiotics · regeneration · mended · restored · rejuvenation · wellness · wholeness
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
- capicolaDry-cured pork shoulder
- guancialeCured pork jowl
speck · coppa · soppressata · mortadella · lardo · jamon · serrano · iberico
Made tough or unfeeling
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- withdrawalAct of taking away
twelve-step · relapse · counseling · recovery · support · temperance · clean · sober
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- baconCured smoked pork
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
- cornedPreserved using salt granules
pancetta · pastrami · salami · capicola · gravlax · lox · guanciale
bacon
Cured smoked pork
haddock · sable · barbecue · brisket · hickory · mesquite · applewood · cherrywood · woodchips · smoker
jerky
Cured meat snack
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
dehydrated · air-dried · coppa · stockfish · bacalao
pickled
Preserved in acidic solution
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
smoked · aged · canning · potted · confit · corned · ceviche · escabeche · gravlax · kippered
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
therapy · medicine · antibiotics · regeneration · mended · restored · rejuvenation · wellness · wholeness · renewal
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
guanciale · speck · coppa · soppressata · mortadella · lardo · jamon · serrano · iberico · chorizo
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
withdrawal · twelve-step · relapse · counseling · recovery · support · temperance · clean · sober · intervention
tanned
Darkened by UV exposure
buckskin · chamois · vegetable-tanned · saddle · harness · leatherwork · tannery
- hardenedhardened, solidified, petrified, fossilized, calcified
- gastronomygastronomy, gourmet food, fine dining, tasting menu, degustation
- food prep termsmarinated, seasoned, spiced, herbed, flavored
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
- seafood termsceviche, tartare, tempura, shucked, deveined
- processed statesprocessed, treated, refined, purified, filtered
curedfresh
Newly made, not stale
uncured · raw · unprocessed · unpreserved · untreated
- cured meatSalt-preserved animal protein
- cured fishSalt-preserved aquatic protein
- miracle curesFraudulent health claims
- hangover cureTreatment for alcohol aftereffects
- museum curatorCaretaker of institutional collections
- The CureBritish post-punk band
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