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1. Saccharin
   A sugar substitute without nutritive value made from coal tar.
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2. saccharin
   [n] - a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar
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3. Saccharin
   Sweetener that does not provide any energy.
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4. saccharin
   a sweetener with no calories and no nutritional value.
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5. Saccharin
   Saccharin: An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is o-sulfobenzimide; 2,3-dihydro-3-oxobenzisosulfonazole.) The US government removed saccharin from its list of potential cancer-causing agents in 2000 because tests showing it causes tumors in rats proved not to apply to people.
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6. Saccharin
   Sac'cha·rin (săk'kȧ*rĭn) noun [ French, from Latin saccharon sugar.] (Chemistry) A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; -- so called because fo...
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7. saccharin
   <chemical> In dilute aqueous solution this compound is 300 to 500 times sweeter than sucrose, used as a sweetening agent. ... (17 Dec 1997) ...
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8. saccharin
   noun a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
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9. saccharin
   (sak´ә-rin) a white, crystalline compound several hundred times sweeter than sucrose; used as a noncaloric sweetening agent, but now proved to be carcinogenic in test animals.
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10. Saccharin
    • (n.) 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).
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11. saccharin
    organic compound employed as a non-nutritive sweetening agent. It occurs as insoluble saccharin or in the form of various salts, primarily sodium and ... [5 related articles]
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12. Saccharin
    Saccharin is the trade name for the compound benzoic sulphinide, a low carbohydrate ortho sulpho benzimide made from toluene and used as an artificial sweetener as a substitute for sugar.
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13. saccharin
    saccharin (săk'urin) , C7H5NSO3, white, crystalline, aromatic compound. It was discovered accidentally by I. Remsen and C. Fahlberg in 1879. Pure saccharin tastes several hundred times as sweet as sugar. It is not readily soluble in water, but its sodium salt, which is sold commercially, d...
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14. saccharin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sak′ă-rin Definitions: 1. In dilute aqueous solution it is 300-500 times sweeter than sucrose; used as a noncaloric sweetening agent (sugar substitute); saccharin sodium and saccharin calcium have the same use. Synonyms: benzosulfimide
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15. saccharin
    Sweet, white, crystalline solid derived from coal tar and substituted for sugar. Since 1977 it has been regarded as potentially carcinogenic. Its use is not universally permitted and it has been largely replaced by other sweetening agents
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16. Saccharin
    An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is o-sulfobenzimide; 2,3-dihydro-3-oxobenzisosulfonazole.)
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17. Saccharin
    An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is o-sulfobenzimide; 2,3-dihydro-3-oxobenzisosulfonazole.)
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18. Saccharin
    --> `Saccharin` is an artificial sweetener. The basic substance, benzoic sulfilimine, has effectively no food energy and is much sweeter than sucrose, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, biscuits, medicin...
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