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English Dictionary: Saccharin by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saccharin
n
  1. a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saccharin \Sac"cha*rin\ (s[acr]k"k[adot]*r[icr]n), n. [F., from
      L. saccharon sugar.] (Chem.)
      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).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? [or] ?), n. (Chem.)
      A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also
      {saccharin}.]
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