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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
saccharin
noun
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▪ Canderel is made with NutraSweet so, unlike some saccharin sweeteners, it doesn't have a bitter aftertaste.
▪ Figure 4.3 includes the test results for a pair of groups given pre-exposure to saccharin before being conditioned and tested with milk.
▪ He could only regard her existential pain as a cup of instant coffee to be sweetened with saccharin.
▪ Louis factory opened up to make saccharin, and was successful; eventually, it became the giant Monsanto Chemical Corporation.
▪ The vinegar had over-shadowed the saccharin.
▪ When tested after 21 days, however, the latent inhibition effect produced by pre-exposure to saccharin has disappeared.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
saccharin

Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.) A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also saccharin.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
saccharin

white crystalline compound used as a sugar substitute, 1885, from German, coined 1879 by Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850-1910), who discovered it by accident, from Latin saccharon (see saccharine). Marketed from 1887 as saccharine.

Wiktionary
saccharin

n. (context chemistry English) a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products

WordNet
saccharin

n. a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

Wikipedia
Saccharin

Saccharin is an artificial sweetener with effectively no food energy which is about 300–400 times as sweet as sucrose or table sugar, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.

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A study of hyperactive children at the University of Toronto found that they reacted the same to sucrose, aspartame, and saccharin.

Today, saccharin, synthetic vanilla, adulterated chocolate, soy bean milk, and less than nourishing fillers have taken over.