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saccharin |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.) A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also {saccharin}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saccharin \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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saccharin n : a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
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