释义 |
sac·cha·rin \ˈsak(ə)rə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sacchar- + -in : a crystalline cyclic imide C6H4(CO)(SO2)NH that is remarkable for its sweetness varying from 200 to 700 times that of sucrose in solutions of varying concentration, that is made usually from the amide of ortho-toluenesulfonic acid, and that is used often in the form of its soluble sodium derivative as a sweetening agent (as in cases of diabetes and obesity) but that has no food value — called also benzosulfimide, gluside |