untreated
un|treat|ed /'ʌntr'iːtɪd/
1 [ADJ] ADJ after v, ADJ n, v-link ADJ
If an injury or illness is left untreated, it is not given medical treatment.
If left untreated the condition may become chronic.
...the consequences of untreated tuberculosis.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Untreated materials, water, or chemicals are harmful and have not been made safe.
...the dumping of nuclear waste and untreated sewage.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Untreated materials are in their natural or original state, often before being prepared for use in a particular process.
All the bedding is made of simple, untreated cotton...
In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.
= raw
1 [ADJ] ADJ after v, ADJ n, v-link ADJ
If an injury or illness is left untreated, it is not given medical treatment.
If left untreated the condition may become chronic.
...the consequences of untreated tuberculosis.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Untreated materials, water, or chemicals are harmful and have not been made safe.
...the dumping of nuclear waste and untreated sewage.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Untreated materials are in their natural or original state, often before being prepared for use in a particular process.
All the bedding is made of simple, untreated cotton...
In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.
= raw