1. not preserved by salting, smoking, or drying
Usage: food preparation
2. not healed or treated medically
Usage: medical
3. not hardened or set by chemical process
Usage: materials, manufacturing

Examples

• The uncured bacon had a different texture than the smoked variety.
• She preferred uncured ham for its natural flavor.
• The patient’s uncured infection required immediate attention.
• His uncured wound was still causing him pain.
• The uncured concrete was still soft to the touch.
• Uncured rubber remains flexible until the vulcanization process.
• The uncured resin needed more time under the heat lamp.