Saccharin

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saccharin
       n : a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used
           as a calorie-free sweetener

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "saccharin":
     ambrosia, artificial sweetener, blackstrap, calcium cyclamate,
     cane syrup, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates,
     edulcoration, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, maple syrup,
     molasses, nectar, saccharification, sodium cyclamate, sorghum,
     sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweetening, sweets,
     syrup, treacle