# saccharin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsækəɹɪn/ · frequency rank #90,923

## Definitions
1. A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
Pali sakkharābor.
Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ (sắkkhăr)
Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)der.
Latin saccharon
Latin saccharum
Proto-Germanic *-inī
Proto-West Germanic *-ini
Old High German -in
Middle High German -in
German -in
German Saccharinbor.
English saccharin
From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850–1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/saccharin