cyclamate

noun

cy·​cla·​mate ˈsī-klə-ˌmāt How to pronounce cyclamate (audio)
-mət
: an artificially prepared salt of sodium or calcium used especially formerly as a sweetener

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While Tab contained two artificial sweeteners – saccharin and cyclamate – cyclamate was the more important of the two. Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020 However, when it’s combined with cyclamate, the bitterness goes away. Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020 The study, which was published in Molecular Medicine, found that artificial sweeteners like saccharin, acesulfame-K, and cyclamate inhibited the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 Nov. 2022 The ban was based on concern raised by one experiment showing bladder tumors appearing in laboratory rats fed large doses of cyclamate. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022 The principal sweeteners used in Coca-Cola products are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides. Stephanie Toone, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020 The primary artificial sweeteners Coca-Cola (KO) uses in its products include aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol gylcosides. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020 However, cyclamates are approved for use in more than 100 other countries, including food trade partners such as Mexico and Canada. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 28 Oct. 2019 An obituary on April 26 about Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, an authority on carcinogens, referred incorrectly to cyclamates and nitrites. New York Times, 4 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

cyclohexyl-sulfamate

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cyclamate was in 1954

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“Cyclamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclamate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

cyclamate

noun
cy·​cla·​mate ˈsī-klə-ˌmāt, -mət How to pronounce cyclamate (audio)
: an artificially prepared salt of sodium or calcium used especially formerly as a sweetener but now largely discontinued because of the possibly harmful effects of its metabolic breakdown product cyclohexylamine

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