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sac⋅cha⋅rin

[sak-er-in]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C7H5NO3S, produced synthetically, which in dilute solution is 500 times as sweet as sugar: its soluble sodium salt is used as a noncaloric sugar substitute in the manufacture of syrups, foods, and beverages.
Also called benzosulfimide, gluside.


Origin:
1875–80; sacchar- + -in 2
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sac·cha·rin   (sāk'ər-ĭn)   
n.  A white crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, having a taste about 500 times sweeter than cane sugar, used as a calorie-free sweetener.
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Word Origin & History

saccharin 
"white crystalline compound used as a sugar substitute," 1885, from Ger., coined by chemist Fahlberg, 1879, from L. saccharon (see saccharine).
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Main Entry: sac·cha·rin
Pronunciation: 'sak-(&-)r&n
Function: noun
: a crystalline cyclic imideC7H5NO3S that is unrelated to the carbohydrates, is several hundred times sweeter than sucrose, and is used as a calorie-free sweetener (as in cases of diabetes andobesity) called also benzosulfimide, gluside
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saccharin sac·cha·rin (sāk'ər-ĭn)
n.
A white crystalline powder having a taste about 500 times sweeter than cane sugar, used as a calorie-free sweetener. Also called benzosulfimide.

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saccharin   (sāk'ər-ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A white, crystalline powder used as a calorie-free sweetener. It tastes about 500 times sweeter than sugar. Saccharin is made from a compound of toluene, which is derived from petroleum. Chemical formula: C7H5NO3S.
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