Meanings
adjectiveultraprocessed (comparative more ultraprocessed, superlative most ultraprocessed)
comparative more ultraprocessed · superlative most ultraprocessed
- alternativeAlternative spelling of ultra-processed.
It’s true that agriculture at the time was organic, food was locally produced and there were no ultraprocessed foods. But fresh fruits and vegetables were in short supply because they were difficult to ship and because growing seasons were so short.
2025 January 13, Gina Kolata, “Have Americans Ever Really Been Healthy?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025
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APA
ultraprocessed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraprocessed
MLA
“ultraprocessed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraprocessed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultraprocessed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultraprocessed.
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