sweetener

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sweetener

noun sweeteners

  1. Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar. Some examples of the sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. The W.H.O.’s announcement contradicts previous studies that have said these sweeteners don’t offer any health benefits but also do not cause harm.
  2. informal Something given or added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.

    Similar: douceur

  3. slang A shill bidder at an auction.

Similar: gift and Thesaurus:bribe

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noun food additive

Españoledulcorante, endulzante
한국어감미료 gammiryo
日本語甘味料 kanmiryō
中文甜味劑 /甜味剂 tiánwèijì, 糖精 tángjīng
हिन्दीस्वीटनर svīṭnar
Portuguêsadoçante, edulcorante
Françaisédulcorant
DeutschSüßstoff
Italianodolcificante
Ελληνικάγλυκαντικό glykantikó
Românăîndulcitor, zaharină
Русскийподсласти́тель podslastítelʹ
Tiếng Việtchất ngọt
العربيةمُحَلِّيّ muḥalliyy
עבריתממתיק mamtik

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@misc{sweetener_2026,
  title = {sweetener},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweetener},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}