meaning of saccharin

1. 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).
2.
a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener


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saccharin | saccharinate | saccharine | saccharinic | saccharinity |

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