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sucralose

sucralose noun: a selectively chlorinated sucrose, used as an artificial sweetener.

Noun

sucralose (countable and uncountable, plural sucraloses)

  1. A selectively chlorinated sucrose, used as an artificial sweetener.
    • 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

Forms of sucralose

pluralsucraloses

Questions about sucralose

What does sucralose mean?
Sucralose means a selectively chlorinated sucrose, used as an artificial sweetener.
What part of speech is sucralose?
Sucralose is a noun.
What is the plural of sucralose?
The plural of sucralose is sucraloses.

Words near sucralose in the dictionary

  1. suco
  2. Sucodan
  3. sucos
  4. sucr-
  5. sucralfate
  6. sucralose
  7. sucraloses
  8. sucrase
  9. sucrases
  10. sucrate
  11. sucrates

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