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treated

adjective

Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

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Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
D
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. Subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

    “The sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer”

adjective

  1. Given medical care or treatment

    “A treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks”

adjective

  1. Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

    “A sword of tempered steel”

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The sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer
Treated timbers resist rot
Treated fabrics resist wrinkling
A treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks
A sword of tempered steel
Tempered glass

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