acesulfame

Meaning

acesulfame means any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweeteners, based on a oxathiazinone dioxide structure, somewhat similar to saccharin. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses acesulfame to mean any of a class of synthetic noncaloric sweeteners, based on a oxathiazinone....
• The teacher asked students to find acesulfame in the reading.