saccharin

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UK, US/ˈsækəɹɪn/

noun

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

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E954
OriginGerman Saccharin ← Latin saccharum ← Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar) →
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Meanings

nounsaccharin (countable and uncountable, plural saccharins)

plural saccharins · alternative saccharine

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

    Some examples of the sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. The W.H.O.’s announcement contradicts previous studies that have said these sweeteners don’t offer any health benefits but also do not cause harm.

    2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023

    Synonyms: E954

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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E954
Also see
benzosulfimide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. GermanSaccharin
  10. Englishsaccharin

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

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Translations

Basque sakarina
  • sakarinawhite crystalline powder
Bulgarian захарин
  • захарин (zaharin)white crystalline powder
Catalan sacarina
  • sacarinawhite crystalline powder
Chinese Cantonese 糖精
  • 糖精white crystalline powder
Chinese Mandarin 糖精
  • 糖精 (tángjīng)white crystalline powder
Finnish sakariini
  • sakariiniwhite crystalline powder
French saccharine
  • saccharinewhite crystalline powder
German Saccharin
  • Saccharinwhite crystalline powder
Greek ζαχαρίνη, σακχαρίνη
  • ζαχαρίνη (zacharíni)white crystalline powder
  • σακχαρίνη (sakcharíni)white crystalline powder
Italian saccarina
  • saccarinawhite crystalline powder
Japanese サッカリン, 甘精
  • サッカリン (sakkarin)white crystalline powder
  • 甘精 (kansei)white crystalline powder
Korean 사카린
  • 사카린 (sakarin)white crystalline powder
Norwegian Bokmål sakkarin
  • sakkarinwhite crystalline powder
Persian ساخارین, ساکارین
  • ساخارین (sâxârin)white crystalline powder
  • ساکارین (sâkârin)white crystalline powder
Polish sacharyna
  • sacharynawhite crystalline powder
Portuguese sacarina
  • sacarinawhite crystalline powder
Russian сахари́н
  • сахари́н (saxarín)white crystalline powder
Spanish sacarina
  • sacarinawhite crystalline powder
Swedish sackarin
  • sackarinwhite crystalline powder
Tagalog sakarina
  • sakarinawhite crystalline powder
Thai ขัณฑสกร, ดีน้ำตาล
  • ขัณฑสกร (kǎn-tót-sà-gɔɔn)white crystalline powder
  • ดีน้ำตาล (dii-nám-dtaan)white crystalline powder
  • แซกคารีน (sɛ̂k-kaa-riin)white crystalline powder
Turkish sakarin
  • sakarinwhite crystalline powder

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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