| Pronunciation: | | 'sakurin
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[n] a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener |
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SACCHARIN is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | sweetener, sweetening |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sac"cha*rin\ (s[a^]k"k[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [F., from L.
saccharon sugar.] (Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the
saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic
acid; -- so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric
with cane sugar (saccharose).
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A man-made sweetener that people use in place of sugar because it has no calories. |
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