a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products
a white, crystalline powder, C{7}H{5}NO{3}S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products
A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar (saccharose)
Saccharin is a very sweet chemical substance that some people use instead of sugar, especially when they are trying to lose weight. a chemical substance that tastes sweet and is used instead of sugar in drinks (saccharum , from sakcharon, from sarkara ). Synthetic organic compound, C7H5NSO3, that is 200-700 times as sweet as cane sugar. The sodium or calcium salt of saccharin is widely used as a diet sweetener. Though approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies around the world, its safety is controversial because it appears to be a weak carcinogen. See also aspartame
a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener