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

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cyclamate

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

Most saccharin users think the FDA's action is silly, a gratuitous Government act reminiscent of the cyclamate ban more than seven years ago, which left saccharin as the only FDA-approved artificial sweetener.

From Time Magazine Archive

Conclude Kessler and Clark: "Neither saccharin nor cyclamate is likely to be carcinogenic in man, at least at the moderate dietary ingestion levels reported by the patient sample."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Orlando, Fla. The Cyclamate Ban Dr. Jacqueline Verrett's version of what precipitated the cyclamate brouhaha of 1969-70 is not correct.

From Time Magazine Archive