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saccharine
CIDE DICTIONARY
saccharine, a. [F. saccharin, fr. L. saccharon sugar, Gr. , , , Skr. . Cf. Sugar.].
Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter. [1913 Webster]
saccharine, n.
A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
saccharine, adj.
1 sugary.
2 of, containing, or like sugar.
3 unpleasantly over-polite, sentimental, etc.
1 sugary.
2 of, containing, or like sugar.
3 unpleasantly over-polite, sentimental, etc.
THESAURUS
saccharine
candied, cloying, deferential, disarming, honeyed, insinuating, insinuative, luscious, mawkish, oversweet, rich, sickly-sweet, silken, silky, sugared, sugary, sweet, syrupyROGET THESAURUS
saccharine
Sweetness
N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.For further exploring for "saccharine" in Webster Dictionary Online
