Saccharine is a weird word.?

Question

what does it mean exactly??

Answer 1

It means something weird

Answer 2

saccharum is the medieval Latin word for sugar.  The root appears in  the saccharimeter polariscope used for measuring sugars.

The ending -in or -ine (as in serpentine - like a serpent) was added to the root of saccharum to make saccharine - a coal tar based sweet substance, not sugar but like it.

Answer 3

–adjective

1.of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.

2.containing or yielding sugar.

3.very sweet to the taste; sugary: a saccharine dessert.

4.cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating: a saccharine personality.

5.exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental: a saccharine smile; a saccharine song of undying love.

Saccharine is an artificial sugar substitute.