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saccharine


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saccharine  \Sac"cha*rine\  (?  or  ?),  a.  [F.  saccharin,  fr  L. 
  saccharon  sugar,  Gr  ?,  ?,  ?,  Skr.  [,c]arkara.  Cf  {Sugar}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  sugar;  having  the  qualities  of  sugar; 
  producing  sugar;  sweet;  as  a  saccharine  taste;  saccharine 
  matter. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saccharine  \Sac"cha*rine\  (?  or  ?),  n.  (Chem.) 
  A  trade  name  for  benzoic  sulphinide.  [Written  also 
  {saccharin}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sulphinide  \Sul"phi*nide\,  n.  [Sulpho-  +  amine  +  anhydride.] 
  (Chem.) 
  A  white  or  yellowish  crystalline  substance, 
  {C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH},  produced  artificially  by  the  oxidation  of 
  a  sulphamic  derivative  of  toluene.  It  is  the  sweetest 
  substance  known  having  over  two  hundred  times  the  sweetening 
  power  of  sugar,  and  is  known  in  commerce  under  the  name  of 
  {saccharine}.  It  has  acid  properties  and  forms  salts  (which 
  are  inaccurately  called  saccharinates).  --I.  Remsen. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saccharine 
  adj  :  overly  sweet  [syn:  {cloying},  {syrupy},  {treacly}] 




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