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Saccharin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products. countable, uncountable

    "Some examples of the sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. The W.H.O.’s announcement contradicts previous studies that have said these sweeteners don’t offer any health benefits but also do not cause harm."

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

Etymology

From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.

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