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Webster 1913 Edition
Saccharin
Sac′cha-rin
(săk′kȧ-rĭn)
, Noun.
 [F., from L. 
saccharon 
sugar.] (Chem.) 
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). 
Definition 2025
saccharin
saccharin
English
Noun
saccharin (uncountable)
- (chemistry) a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products
 
Translations
white crystalline powder