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

FDA referred the question of cyclamate safety to the National Academy of Sciences and its working arm, the National Research Council.

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

Florida's Graves feeds his football players a drink called "Gatorade," which tastes like weak lemonade but is really a combination of glucose, sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, calcium cyclamate and citric acid.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now the safety of saccharin, which, despite its bitter aftertaste, came back into general use after the cyclamate ban, is also in dispute.

From Time Magazine Archive