What's the difference between can and canned?

Can


Definition:

  • () an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
  • (n.) A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
  • (n.) A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
  • (v. t.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans
  • (v. t. & i.) To know; to understand.
  • (v. t. & i.) To be able to do; to have power or influence.
  • (v. t. & i.) To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.

Example Sentences:

Canned


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Can

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Usefulness of this method in routine quantitative determination of histamine content in canned fish products was documented.
  • (2) The protein efficacy of the krill meat slightly decreases in the course of canned food sterilization, However, their biological value remains high, being inferior to casein but insignificantly.
  • (3) Improperly prepared home-canned products which are tasted or consumed without heating are more likely to be associated with botulism.
  • (4) It's a small sample, consisting of the folk on the train to Kings Cross this lunchtime, but your MBM correspondent saw: several gentlemen swilling from cans of San Miguel and talking excitedly about the World Cup; two blonde women in frankly disorienting 1980s style football shorts waving flags; and a bloke sitting on his own necking a tin of pre-mixed gin and tonic.
  • (5) I’ve known them for over 10 years,” said Eugene Ward, 43, clutching a bag of water bottles and beer cans.
  • (6) Beans were steamed-blanched at 100 degrees C for 2 minutes, and then canned and autoclaved at 121 degrees C for 10 minutes.
  • (7) However, type A viable cells could always be demonstrated in those cans containing type A toxin.
  • (8) These microorganisms were not isolated in canned fish and preserves.
  • (9) The lead content of canned dog and cat food ranged from 0.9 to 7 ppm, and ingestion of 170 gm (6 oz) could provide up to 0.95 mg of this toxic element.
  • (10) Canned spaghetti and meat balls, the TV dinner, canned chicken-and-vegetable baby food, and food bars had PER values between 91 and 73 per cent of that of casein, while PER values for ground beef and high-protein cereal were significantly higher than casein.
  • (11) The processes were stimulated in a digital computer (taking pea purée canned in cans 307 x 409 as the product analyzed).
  • (12) Various fresh and canned seafood products were examined for ionic alkyl lead, tetraalkyl lead and total lead.
  • (13) The analyses of more than 200 samples of various foods of plant origin showed that patulin was contained in 36% of the fresh and canned fruits infested with mould, and in 7% of the vegetables.
  • (14) Contents of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrite are reported for 124 samples of various vegetables, 94 samples of canned baby food and 48 samples of human saliva, collected at various times after the intake of meals.
  • (15) Rats receiving canned "small-sized sprats" or "sprats developed much more often malignant tumors of different localization than did the animals fed on "Stavrida" or control rats.
  • (16) In order to evaluate the effects of storage on nutritional and sensory properties of canned cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), a batch of 180 cans was stocked at room temperature (22 degrees C to 32 degrees C) for a period of six months.
  • (17) Recently, hypoglycin A (HG-A), a natural toxin, was detected in canned ackee fruit.
  • (18) Like the rest of Katine, the medical staff have to fetch their water in jerry cans from a nearby borehole.
  • (19) Wild populations of lions have declined by 80% in 20 years, so the rise of lion farms and canned hunting has not protected wild lions.
  • (20) It went into tinned soups, salad dressings, processed meats, carbohydrate-based snacks, ice cream, bread, canned tuna, chewing gum, baby food and soft drinks.

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