'Saccharin' definitions:

Definition of 'saccharin'

From: WordNet
noun
A crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

Definition of 'Saccharin'

From: GCIDE
  • 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). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'saccharin'

From: GCIDE
  • Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.) A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also saccharin.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'saccharin'

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