Category:Saccharine

Sac"cha*rine ( or ), a. Etym: [f. saccharin, fr. L. saccharob sugar, Gr. çarkara. Cf. Sugar.]

Defn: of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; Producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter.

Saccharine Sac"cha*rine ( or ), n. (chem.)

Defn: a trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [written also saccharin.] C7h5no3s.