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Definition of: saccharin

(sakər·in) noun Chem.
A white crystalline compound, C7H5O3NS, derived from toluene. It is 300 to 500 times sweeter than cane sugar, and is used as a sweetening agent, especially by diabetics. Also spelled saccharine. [<Med. L saccharum sugar (<L saccharon <Gk. sakchari, sakcharon, ult. <Skt. sharkarā grit, gravel, sugar) + -IN]

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