saccharin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsækəɹɪn/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saccharins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| saccharine | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
saccharinic · saccharine · nitrosaccharin
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (28)
ja 甘精 (white crystalline powder) · el ζαχαρίνη (white crystalline powder) · ru сахари́н (white crystalline powder) · el σακχαρίνη (white crystalline powder) · eu sakarina (white crystalline powder) · fa ساخارین (white crystalline powder) · de Saccharin (white crystalline powder) · tr sakarin (white crystalline powder) · cmn 糖精 (white crystalline powder) · th แซกคารีน (white crystalline powder) · sv sackarin (white crystalline powder) · th ดีน้ำตาล (white crystalline powder) · yue 糖精 (white crystalline powder) · tl sakarina (white crystalline powder) · fr saccharine (white crystalline powder) · fa ساکارین (white crystalline powder) · ko 사카린 (white crystalline powder) · es sacarina (white crystalline powder) · nb sakkarin (white crystalline powder) · ca sacarina (white crystalline powder) · nn sakkarin (white crystalline powder) · it saccarina (white crystalline powder) · pt sacarina (white crystalline powder) · ja サッカリン (white crystalline powder) · fi sakariini (white crystalline powder) · pl sacharyna (white crystalline powder) · bg захарин (white crystalline powder) · th ขัณฑสกร (white crystalline powder)