Saccharine ( or ), a.
Etymology: [F. saccharin, fr. L. saccharob sugar, Gr. çarkara. Cf. Sugar.]
Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter.
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Saccharine ( or ), n. (Chem.)
A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also saccharin.] C7H5NO3S.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists saccharine only as an antonym, under bitter.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given