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saccharin

UK/ˈsækəɹɪn/

saccharin noun: a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.

Noun

saccharin (countable and uncountable, plural saccharins)

  1. A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.
    • Some examples of the sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. The W.H.O.’s announcement contradicts previous studies that have said these sweeteners don’t offer any health benefits but also do not cause harm.2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023
    Synonyms:
    E954

saccharin meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Persian

saccharin in Tamil

சக்கரின்

saccharin in Malayalam

വെളുത്ത പരലാകൃതിയിലുള്ള രാസവസ്തു

saccharin in Tagalog

white crystalline powder
sakarina

saccharin in Persian

white crystalline powder
ساخارین sâxârin, ساکارین sâkârin
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saccharin in Thai
ขัณฑสกร kǎn-tót-sà-gɔɔn, ดีน้ำตาล dii-nám-dtaan, แซกคารีน sɛ̂k-kaa-riin

Synonyms of saccharin

  • E954

Forms of saccharin

pluralsaccharins
alternative formsaccharine

Origin of saccharin

From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.

Words formed from saccharin

Questions about saccharin

What does saccharin mean?
Saccharin means a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.
What is saccharin in Tamil?
Saccharin in Tamil is சக்கரின். See Saccharin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saccharin?
Saccharin is a noun.
How do you pronounce saccharin?
Saccharin is pronounced /ˈsækəɹɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of saccharin?
The plural of saccharin is saccharins.

Words near saccharin in the dictionary

  1. saccharimeter
  2. saccharimeters
  3. saccharimetric
  4. saccharimetrical
  5. saccharimetry
  6. saccharin
  7. saccharinate
  8. saccharinated
  9. saccharinates
  10. saccharine
  11. saccharinely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saccharin (page history and authors); saccharin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saccharin (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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