nitrosaccharin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum German -in German Saccharinbor. English saccharin English nitrosaccharin From nitro- + saccharin.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc.
6-saccharin