saccharin
sacc·ha·rin
noun
1.
a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
Origin
From German Saccharin, coined in 1879 by the Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg (1850-1910) who discovered it, from Latin saccharon, saccharum + -in.
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