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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).

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  1. n. 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).
  2. n. a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
  3. 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).
  4. A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from thesaccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; -- socalled because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar(saccharose).
  5. n:100 n. a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener