processed cheese

noun

Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases, processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

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Meanings

nounprocessed cheese (usually uncountable, plural processed cheeses)

plural processed cheeses

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases, processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

    Synonyms: cheese food

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases, processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

Similar
cheese food

More synonyms by meaning

nounmade by blending several lots of cheese

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process cheese
Broader
cheese

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian топе́но си́рене
  • топе́но си́рене (topéno sírene)any of several types of natural cheese
Chinese Mandarin 加工乾酪 /加工干酪
  • 加工乾酪 /加工干酪 (jiāgōng gānlào)any of several types of natural cheese
Czech tavený sýr, taveňák
  • tavený sýrany of several types of natural cheese
  • taveňákany of several types of natural cheese
Dutch smeltkaas
  • smeltkaasany of several types of natural cheese
Finnish sulatejuusto
  • sulatejuustoany of several types of natural cheese
German Schmelzkäse
  • Schmelzkäseany of several types of natural cheese
Italian formaggio fuso
  • formaggio fusoany of several types of natural cheese
Japanese プロセスチーズ
  • プロセスチーズ (purosesu chīzu)any of several types of natural cheese
Korean 가공치즈
  • 가공치즈 (gagongchijeu)any of several types of natural cheese
Polish ser topiony
  • ser topionyany of several types of natural cheese
Russian пла́вленый сыр
  • пла́вленый сыр (plávlenyj syr)any of several types of natural cheese
Spanish queso procesado
  • queso procesadoany of several types of natural cheese
Swedish smältost, mjukost
  • smältostany of several types of natural cheese
  • mjukostany of several types of natural cheese
Welsh caws wedi'i brosesu
  • caws wedi'i brosesuany of several types of natural cheese
Cite this entry
APA

processed cheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/processed%20cheese

MLA

“processed cheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/processed%20cheese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “processed cheese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/processed%20cheese.

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