Saccharin

['sækərɪn]

Definition

(noun.) a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener.

Editor: Xenia--From WordNet

Definition

(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).

Typist: Melba