processed cheese

American  

Or process cheese

noun

1. a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.

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Etymology

Origin of processed cheese

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Halloween, Thanksgiving, blocks of processed cheese — these are not things commonly celebrated near the Place de la République in Paris, where Chefclub is based.

From New York Times

Do medical masks filter out particles of powdery processed cheese, too?

From Fox News

A selection: “You shouldn’t get the Monday after the Super Bowl off,” “Here are some young NBA players who are butt,” and “Make your queso with a cheap block of processed cheese, you cowards.”

From The Verge

The State Department has temporarily barred reporters from Pompeo’s plane for reporting that he ate processed cheese in North Korea, and for reporting a planned trip before it was officially announced.

From Seattle Times

As a kid I followed a very basic Betty Crocker recipe involving cubing slices of American processed cheese food, stacked after unwrapping them from their cellophane.

From Salon