Saccharine

sak′a-rin, adj. pertaining to, or having the qualities of, sugar.— n. Sac′charāte , a salt of a saccharic acid.— adjs. Sacchar′ic , pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar and allied substances; Saccharif′erous , producing sugar, as from starch.— v.t. Sac′charify , to convert into sugar.— ns. Saccharim′eter , Saccharom′eter , an instrument for measuring the quantity of saccharine matter in a liquid; Saccharim′etry , Saccharom′etry ; Sac′char in , a white crystalline solid slightly soluble in cold water, odourle , but intensely sweet; Saccharin′ity .— v.t. Sac′charise , to convert into sugar:— pr.p. sac′charīsing; pa.p. sac′charīsed. — adjs. Sac′charoid , -al , having a texture resembling sugar, esp. loaf-sugar.— n. Sac′charose , the ordinary pure sugar of commerce.— adj. Sac′charous .— n. Sac′charum , a genus of gra es, including the sugar-cane. [Fr. saccharin —L. saccharum , sugar.]