heat-treated

verb

past tense of heat-treat
as in baked

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  1. baked
  2. steamed
  3. broiled
  4. heated
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  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of baked
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  • Zucchini With its high water content, zucchini can turn mushy and even fall apart when steamed.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Their crabs are steamed, frozen and packed into boxes to be shipped to Sri Lanka, where workers remove the meat by hand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of steamed
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  • There are also some poke bowls and hot entrées like teriyaki broiled eel over rice on the menu.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The tender pink flesh of salmon can be grilled, seared, baked, pan-fried, and broiled to make plenty of delicious salmon recipes, but for some, cooking fish at home can be daunting.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of broiled
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  • Since the early 20th century, dairy producers in the US have briefly heated milk to kill the array of dangerous pathogens that naturally dwell in and around cattle and can easily migrate into milk.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Tsinghua system generates ultraviolet light using cadmium vapor heated to 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of heated
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