1. cured or treated beforehand; prepared in advance by a curing process
Usage: commonly used in food and manufacturing contexts

1. past tense and past participle of 'precure'; to cure or treat in advance
Usage: less common; technical usage

Examples

• The precured ham was ready to slice and serve immediately.
• These precured leather strips are used in high-end shoe manufacturing.
• The factory precured the rubber before molding it into final products.
• Precured concrete blocks are stronger and more durable than freshly cast ones.
• The chef selected precured olives for the Mediterranean salad.