saccharin

Noun

Meaning

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).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sweetener fructose saccharine sugar glucose sucrose candy carbohydrate caramel maltose sweetening saccharose levulose lactose aspartame
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Hypernyms

sweetening sweetener

Related terms

saccharine

Phrases with the word

syntactic saccharin

Examples

Anybody who says saccharin is injurious to health is an idiot. Theodore Roosevelt

A process for the creation of saccharin from phthalic anhydride was developed in 1950, and, currently, saccharin is created by this process as well as the original process by which it was discovered. Source: Internet

Fear about saccharin increased when a 1960 study showed that high levels of saccharin may cause bladder cancer in laboratory rats. Source: Internet

In 1977, Canada banned saccharin due to the animal research. Source: Internet

In a 14 December 2010, release the EPA stated that saccharin is no longer considered a potential hazard to human health. Source: Internet

Most other countries also permit saccharin, but restrict the levels of use, while other countries have outright banned it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

saccharimetric saccharimetrical saccharimetry saccharinate saccharine saccharinely