dulcin

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noun

An artificial sweetener, 4-ethoxyphenyl-urea, no longer permitted in food

Similar
sucrolvalzin
OriginLatin dulcis →
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Meanings

noundulcin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn artificial sweetener, 4-ethoxyphenyl-urea, no longer permitted in food

    Synonyms: sucrol, valzin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn artificial sweetener, 4-ethoxyphenyl-urea, no longer permitted in food

Similar
sucrolvalzin

Origin

  1. Latindulcis“sweet”
  2. Englishdulcin

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”), + -in.

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APA

dulcin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcin

MLA

“dulcin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dulcin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcin.

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