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artificial sweeteners

artificial sweeteners is the plural of artificial sweetener.

Meaning of artificial sweetener

Noun

artificial sweetener (plural artificial sweeteners)

  1. Any of various food additives that attempt to duplicate the effect of sugar in taste but usually with fewer calories.
    • The World Health Organization on Monday warned against using artificial sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, saying that long-term use is not effective and could pose health risks.2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times

Questions about artificial sweeteners

What is artificial sweeteners the plural of?
Artificial sweeteners is the plural of artificial sweetener.

Words near artificial sweeteners in the dictionary

  1. artificial selection
  2. artificial stupidity
  3. artificial superintelligence
  4. artificial superintelligences
  5. artificial sweetener
  6. artificial sweeteners
  7. artificial tear
  8. artificial tear drop
  9. artificial tear drops
  10. artificial tears
  11. artificial turf

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