processed meat
processed meat noun: any meat that has been modified to preserve or improve its flavor through methods like smoking, curing, salting, or adding chemical preservatives; includes (mechanically separated) lunch meat (like salami), as well as hotdogs and sausage.
Noun
processed meat (plural processed meats)
- Any meat that has been modified to preserve or improve its flavor through methods like smoking, curing, salting, or adding chemical preservatives; includes (mechanically separated) lunch meat (like salami), as well as hotdogs and sausage.
- Fatty, processed luncheon meats like bologna, salami and pepperoni have large amounts of saturated fat and sodium, both of which have been linked to cancer, obesity and heart disease ... In fact, processed meats are actually considered carcinogenic.2023 September 11, Cleveland Clinic
Forms of processed meat
| plural | processed meats |
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Origin of processed meat
From processed + meat.
Questions about processed meat
- What does processed meat mean?
- Processed meat means any meat that has been modified to preserve or improve its flavor through methods like smoking, curing, salting, or adding chemical preservatives; includes (mechanically separated) lunch meat (like salami), as well as hotdogs and sausage.
- What part of speech is processed meat?
- Processed meat is a noun.
- What is the plural of processed meat?
- The plural of processed meat is processed meats.
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