processed

adjective

pro·​cessed ˈprä-ˌsest How to pronounce processed (audio)
ˈprō-,
-səst
: having been subjected to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture)
Just as processed food has been robbed of its nutrients, processed hair has been robbed of much of its health.Essence
The mythical fountain of youth now is filled with white tea. The pale, minimally processed Chinese tea is being pitched as the next great thing for drinking and as a cosmetics ingredient.The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press
The main dietary sources of sodium are common salt used in cooking and for seasoning and especially the increased amount of sodium compounds used in processed foods.Sue Rodwell Williams

Examples of processed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, most Americans eat far too much fatty and processed food, too little fiber and too few fruits and vegetables. Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 The thermal heat-camera scenes of a girl outside at night, while the father is reading bedtime stories to his children, are also scored with grim, processed, vocal sounds. Jon Burlingame, Variety, 13 Jan. 2024 Salt, a preservative in many processed and restaurant foods, makes up roughly 70% of your sodium intake. Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023 When most of your diet consists of nutrient-dense unprocessed or minimally processed foods, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, eating an ultra-processed food occasionally isn’t the end of the world, Silberman says. Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 13 July 2023 Black tea is the most processed and has the most caffeine; green tea is less processed and lighter in caffeine, and white tea the least processed. Casey Barber, CNN, 13 June 2022 Hard and processed cheese are typically fine. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023 PaLM-E does this by analyzing data from the robot's camera without needing a pre-processed scene representation. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023 One major step is to eat smaller amounts of processed and red meat. Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of processed was in 1876

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“Processed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/processed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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