saccharin

Meaning

A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.

Synonyms

saccharine

cyclamates

acesulfame

artificial sweeteners

synthetic sweeteners

benzosulfimide

Translations

saccarina

sacarina

saccharine

Saccharin

Süßstoff

sakarin

sacarina

sacarina

Sacharin

ζαχαρίνη

σακχαρίνη

سكارين

sacharine

σακχάρινος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsækəɹɪn/

Etymology

From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.