Definition of saccharin
English to English noun - a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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 1913
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saccharin, saccharine, saccharone, saccharum, sahurin, saharan, saarinen, scarn, sarin, scrine, sacrarium, shrine, shearn, sarhan, saurian, saxhorn, sarn, shearman, swear in, shagreen
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