processed
Put through steps
Processed describes something that has been put through a series of mechanical or chemical operations to alter, preserve, or prepare it.
The term appears most often with food: processed cheese, processed meat, processed foods—products that have been modified from their natural state, often with additives for flavor or shelf life.
In broader use, processed can apply to anything that has undergone systematic treatment: processed applications, processed data.
The word sometimes carries negative connotations, implying that something natural has been made artificial or less wholesome.
Sealed for preservation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
- baggedEnclosed in a sack
- vacuum-sealedEnclosed without air
jarred · bottled · wrapped · shrink-wrapped · sealed · labeled · branded · shelf-stable
Had color removed
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- siftedPassed through a strainer
polished · clarified · extracted · concentrated · stripped · hulled · deodorized · hydrogenated
Produced artificially, not natural
- imitationCopy of the original
- fauxArtificial or imitation
- ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute
- lab-grownCreated artificially, not naturally
man-made · engineered · simulated · substitute · fake · mock · analog · textured
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- industrialOf factories and production
- automationSelf-operating system design
machinery · fabrication · robotics · conveyor · engineering · metalworking · plastics · textiles
canned
Sealed for preservation
vacuum-sealed · jarred · bottled · wrapped · shrink-wrapped · sealed · labeled · branded · shelf-stable · convenience
bleached
Had color removed
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- distilledPurified by vaporization
sifted · polished · clarified · extracted · concentrated · stripped · hulled · deodorized · hydrogenated · centrifuged
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
lab-grown · man-made · engineered · simulated · substitute · fake · mock · analog · textured · reconstituted
factory
Industrial production facility
- assemblyConstructing from components
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- industrialOf factories and production
automation · machinery · fabrication · robotics · conveyor · engineering · metalworking · plastics · textiles · electronics
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- applicationFormal request document
- formsVarieties or documents
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
pending · reviewed · submitted · handled · cleared · stamped · filed · routed · expedited · backlogged
canning
Airtight food preservation
curing · brining · fermenting · drying · freezing · jerky · kimchi · sauerkraut · jam · marmalade
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- artificialartificial, synthetic, man-made, manufactured, fabricated
- processed statestreated, refined, purified, filtered, distilled
- data statesraw, filtered, normalized, validated, cleaned
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
processedraw
In original state
unprocessed · natural · unrefined · untreated · unaltered
- food processorMotorized chopping appliance
- in the processCurrently being carried out
- democratic processesMethods for collective governance
- funeral processionFormal journey to interment
- processed foodIndustrially manufactured edibles
- processing plantsFacilities transforming raw materials
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