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Definition of saccharin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

saccharin

noun
 
/ˈsækərɪn/
 
/ˈsækərɪn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a sweet chemical substance used instead of sugar, especially by people who are trying to lose weightTopics Foodc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from modern Latin saccharum ‘sugar’+ -in.
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