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Candled vs Candied - What's the difference?

candled | candied |

As verbs the difference between candled and candied

is that candled is past tense of candle while candied is past tense of candy.

As an adjective candied is

coated or encrusted with sugar.

candled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (candle)

    • candle

    English

    (wikipedia candle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
  • The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
  • (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
  • (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.

    • Derived terms

    * ear candle * Roman candle

    Related terms

    * candelabrum * candela * candid * candidate * candlepower * candlestick * chandelier * chandler * chandlery

    Verb

    (candl)
  • (embryology) To observe the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a bright light source.
  • (pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
  • To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.

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    candied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (candy)
    • We candied some apples to get ready for the party.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • coated or encrusted with sugar
  • preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent
    • Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit.

    Synonyms

    * crystallized

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