treated
adj 1: 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" [ant: {untreated}]
2: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) treated with a
reagent or dye that colors only certain structures
3: given medical care or treatment; "a treated cold is usually
gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks"
[ant: {untreated}]
4: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat
treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
[syn: {tempered}, {hardened}, {toughened}] [ant: {untempered}]