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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaccarina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sakkaˈriːna
"Molte persone usano la saccarina per dolcificare il caffè."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An artificially produced white crystalline powder that is exceptionally sweet, commonly used as a zero-calorie sugar substitute.
"He added a small tablet of saccharin to sweeten his morning coffee instead of sugar."
- 1
Excessively sweet or sentimental in taste, manner, or character; cloying.
"The romantic comedy was ruined by its saccharin plot and overly sentimental dialogue."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived in the late 19th century from the Latin 'saccharum', meaning sugar, through Greek and Arabic roots, combined with the chemical suffix '-in'. It was coined by the German chemist Constantin Fahlberg and his mentor Ira Remsen following their discovery of the artificial sweetener in 1879. Over time, the term also developed a figurative adjectival sense (often spelled 'sacharine') denoting excessive sweetness or sentimentalism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saccharin" is said worldwide
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saccharine
Transliteration: sakaʁin
"La saccharine est un substitut du sucre sans calories."
Saccharin
Transliteration: zaxaˈʁiːn
"Saccharin wird oft als kalorienfreier Süßstoff verwendet."
saccarina
Transliteration: sakkaˈriːna
"Molte persone usano la saccarina per dolcificare il caffè."
sacarina
Transliteration: sakaˈɾina
"La sacarina es un edulcorante artificial muy popular."
sacarina
Transliteration: sakaˈɾinɐ
"Ela prefere usar sacarina no lugar de açúcar."
सैकरिन
Transliteration: saikarin
"चीनी के विकल्प के रूप में सैकरिन का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
糖精
Transliteration: tángjīng
"糖精是一种常用的人工甜味剂。"
사카린
Transliteration: sakarin
"사카린은 설탕보다 훨씬 단 인공 감미료이다."
サッカリン
Transliteration: sakakarin
"サッカリンは人工甘味料として広く知られている。"
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