See Also: saccharine(medicine)
saccharine(dictionary)
saccharine(dictionary)

saccharine (iou)



saccharine adjective & noun. L17.
[from mod. Latin SACCHARUM + -INE1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of sugar; characteristic of sugar; sugary. L17.
Containing a high proportion of sugar. E18.
Resembling sugar; spec. (Geology) = SACCHAROIDAL adjective. M19.
fig. Excessively sweet. Chiefly joc. & iron. M19.
Special collocations: saccharine diabetes = DIABETES mellitus. saccharine fermentation = SACCHARIFICATION.
b. noun.
Sugar. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
= SACCHARIN. L19.
saccharined adjective (of a voice etc.) excessively sweet or sugary in tone M20.
saccha'rinity noun sweetness M19.