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saccharine
[ sak-er-in, -uh-reen, -uh-rahyn ]
/ ËsĂŠk Ér ÉȘn, -ÉËrin, -ÉËraÉȘn /
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adjective
of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
containing or yielding sugar.
very sweet to the taste; sugary: a saccharine dessert.
cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating: a saccharine personality.
exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental: a saccharine smile; a saccharine song of undying love.
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British Dictionary definitions for saccharine
saccharine
/ (ËsĂŠkÉËraÉȘn, -ËriËn) /
adjective
excessively sweet; sugarya saccharine smile
of, relating to, of the nature of, or containing sugar or saccharin
Derived forms of saccharine
saccharinely, adverbsaccharinity (ËsĂŠkÉËrÉȘnÉȘtÉȘ), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for saccharine
saccharine
[ sÄkâČÉr-Än, -É-rÄnâČ, -É-rÄ«nâČ ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet.
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