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Meaning of TREATED

Pronunciation:  tr'eetud

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (of a specimen for study under a microscope) treated with a reagent or dye that colors only certain structures
  2. [adj]  made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
  3. [adj]  subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent; "the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer"; "treated timbers resist rot"; "treated fabrics resist wrinkling"
  4. [adj]  given medical care or treatment; "a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks"
 
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 Synonyms: activated, aerated, annealed, baked, bandaged, bound, burned, burnt, doped, dosed, dressed, fumed, hardened, proofed, stained, sunbaked, tempered, toughened
 
 Antonyms: unhardened, untempered, untreated
 
 See Also: processed

 

 

 

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