Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar;
used as a calorie-free sweetener;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saccharin \Sac"cha*rin\ (s[a^]k"k[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [F., from L.
saccharon sugar.] (Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the
saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic
acid; -- so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric
with cane sugar (saccharose).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)
A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also
saccharin.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
saccharin
n 1: a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used
as a calorie-free sweetener
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "saccharin":
ambrosia, artificial sweetener, blackstrap, calcium cyclamate,
cane syrup, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates,
edulcoration, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, maple syrup,
molasses, nectar, saccharification, sodium cyclamate, sorghum,
sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweetening, sweets,
syrup, treacle