cyclamate

American  

[sahy-kluh-meyt, sik-luh-] / ˈsaɪ kləˌmeɪt, ˈsɪk lə- /

noun

1. any of several chemical compounds used as a noncaloric sweetening agent in foods and beverages: banned by the FDA in 1970 as a possible carcinogen.

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cyclamate British  

/ ˈsɪkləˌmeɪt, ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes

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cyclamate Scientific  

/ sī′klə-māt′,sĭk′lə- /

1. A salt or ester containing the group C ₆ H ₁₂ NO ₃ S. Some cyclamates were formerly used as artificial sweeteners.

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Etymology

Origin of cyclamate

First recorded in 1950–55; cyclam(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

When the F.D.A. approved a chemical called cyclamate in 1951, a brand-new industry emerged: No-Cal soda, Diet Rite and all the other sugar-free refreshments.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2014

But that was before the back-to-nature spirit roused the young, and much of the rest of the nation was shaken by the cranberry scare, the mercury-in-tuna scare and the cyclamate scare.

From Time Magazine Archive

The committee's idea for regulating cyclamate consumption was remarkably impractical.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like other scientists, Dr. Verrett likes to think it was she who sank cyclamate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Verrett's chick-embryo work, and the publicity she obtained for it, were not a factor in the decision to restrict, and later ban, the use of cyclamate in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive