saccharine
IPA: sˈækɝaɪn
noun
- (dated) Something which is saccharine or sweet; sugar.
- (figurative) Sentimentalism.
- Alternative spelling of saccharin [(chemistry) A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.]
adjective
- (dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary.
- (dated) Containing a large or excessive amount of sugar.
- (figurative, derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.
- (chiefly botany, geology) Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid.
- Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”).
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Examples of "saccharine" in Sentences
- Chocolates contain saccharine.
- Her compliments sounds too saccharine.
- The taste of chocolate icecream was saccharine.
- Our article states that it was disgracefully saccharine sweet.
- Additionally, the prose of the article is somewhat saccharine.
- That doesn't mean that workers need to be saccharine sweet and never disagree.
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