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Sugar has osmotic properties. It is the same as adding lots of salt. The
sugar dehydrates microorganisms and they can't grow.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoBecause the jam is a concentrated sugar solution and the osmosis caused will suck all the water out of the bacterium preventing it from metabolising.
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What is a homophone for jam?
The homophone for jam is jambJam: A jellyJamb: A door jambjam: a difficult situationjam: musicians improvising
What does getting out of the jam mean?
It means extricating yourself from a difficult situation.
What does jam?
A jam is a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar, often used to spread on bread or toast, a difficult situation, a blockage, or an impromptu musical performance.
Is jam a common noun?
No, the word 'jammed' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to jam. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The word 'jam' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'jam' is a common noun, a general word for an instance of something impeding motion or a thing wedged in a way that is difficult or impossible to remove; a general word for a difficult situation or predicament; a general word for a preserve made from whole fruit boiled with sugar; a word for any jam of any kind.The noun form of the verb to jam is the gerund, jamming.
What does caught in a jam mean?
It just means that you're in a bad situation, like if you have a lot of work to do tomorrow and its more than you can handle, you're caught in a jam.
How do you use jam in a sentence?
The word 'jam' is a noun (jam, jams) and a verb (jam, jams, jamming, jammed).The noun 'jam' is a word for preserve made from whole fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar; a difficult or embarrassing situation; an informal gathering of musicians improvising together.example sentence: I like jam on my toast.The verb to 'jam' is to cram or wedge into or against something; to crowd or pack; to get stuck and immobilized; to restrain from moving or operating normally; to take part in an informal gathering of musicians.example sentence: Just jam it in there, make it fit!
What does being in a jam mean?
To be is a difficult or embarrassing situation, to have a problem or be in trouble and be unable to find en easy way out
Why it is difficult to open the lid of jam when your our oily?
As the hands are oily , the friction is less and the hands cannot make a proper grip...
Can jam be refrozen after it was opened?
Yes, it can, but . . .If the jam contained pieces of fruit with texture similar to the original fruit don't expect this texture to survive the freeze/refreeze unless you have the facilities to quick-freeze it. This usually entails plunging it in a tank of liquid nitrogen.
Is a glass of jam acceptable for mass nouns?
Yes, the uncountable form of the noun 'jam' could be a 'glass of jam' or a 'jar of jam'. The noun 'jam' is a countable noun as a word for 'kinds' of (The jams we have are raspberry and peach.); a difficult situation (He's always getting into jams.); a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can barely move (This intersection often has jams); an occasion when equipment does not work because something prevents its parts from moving (That printer jams too often.)
What nicknames does Jesse Jam Miranda go by?
Jesse Jam Miranda goes by Jesse JaM, and JaM.
If you take the jam out of a jam donut is it still a jam donut?
No, because there is no longer any jam in the donut.
