untreated

Examples

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• You're assuming there would be a boil water advisory, but that might not be the case if the system administrators have no reason to believe untreated water is in the lines.

  Blog text (25)

• When the untreated water reaches the valve, the valve closes.

  Academic text (1998)

• So is that the threshold for untreated water?

  Blog text (29)

• The untreated water is pumped into the outer channel, where it is heated directly by the concentrated solar energy.

  Academic text (1998)

• This study showed that there appear to be no long-term health risks when using untreated graywater for irrigation.

  Academic text (2002)

• Since 1991, international agencies have documented Iraq's explosion in child mortality rates, water-borne diseases from untreated water supplies, malnutrition in large sectors of the population, and on and on.

  Academic text (1999)

• While rainfall can be a welcome sight in the dry Southland, when water hits the region's concrete and blacktop landscape, it turns into a giant headache for beachgoers and environmentalists: untreated stormwater or urban runoff.

  Blog text (8)

• Raw water refers to untreated water drawn directly from natural water sources.

• Sewage flows, untreated, into the lakes and streams of Yellowstone National Park.

• People often use untreated wood for projects to achieve a rustic look.

Synonyms

U

unprocessed

vsuntreated

6 3.4

Not changed from its natural form

is stated in technical terms, focusing on chemical or physical alteration

U

unrefined

vsuntreated

2 4.4

In its natural raw state without processing

is broader, naming substances not altered by any chemical or physical process

U

uncured

vsuntreated

1 6.3

Not treated to preserve food or make materials hard

refers to any lack of chemical or physical alteration, beyond preservation

U

unmanipulated

vsuntreated

1 5.8

In its original state and not changed by people

stresses absence of any chemical or physical change rather than social influence

U

unpreserved

vsuntreated

1 5.7

Not treated to stop decay or rot

means not altered by processes rather than simply lacking protection

U

unpurified

vsuntreated

1 5.7

Containing harmful or unwanted substances because it was not cleaned

focuses on absence of chemical or physical alteration, not only purity

U

unredressed

vsuntreated

9.9

Left without treatment after a cut or other injury

applies to injuries specifically, not to general absence of processing

Antonyms

T

treated

7 3.2

Changed using chemicals or heat to improve how it works

How Processed

refined

• Specialized

24 3.5

treated

7 3.2

processed

72 2.9

untreated

4 3.4

raw

455 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology