processed meaning and definition

PROCESSED adjective

Definition of processed (adjective)

1. subjected to a special process or treatment
   • "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread"
2. freed from impurities by processing
   • "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
   • synonyms: refined
   • antonym: crude
3. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
   • "processed ores"
   • antonym: unprocessed