n. (Chem.) (a) A salt of saccharic acid. (b) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. saccharin, fr. L. saccharon sugar, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, &unr_;, Skr. çarkara. Cf. Sugar. ] Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter. [ 1913 Webster ]