SWEETENER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweetener mean? 

• SWEETENER (noun)
  The noun SWEETENER has 2 senses:

1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

2. anything that serves as an enticement

  Familiarity information: SWEETENER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEETENER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

sweetener; sweetening

Hypernyms ("sweetener" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweetener"):

aspartame (an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener)

honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)

saccharin (a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener)

refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)

sirup; syrup (a thick sweet sticky liquid)

Derivation:

sweeten (make sweeter in taste)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Anything that serves as an enticement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bait; come-on; hook; lure; sweetener

Hypernyms ("sweetener" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)

Derivation:

sweeten (make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable)

 Context examples 

This is not the first research suggesting artificial sweeteners might have a negative impact on your health.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Study of artificial sweeteners as potential carcinogens and in relation to general health.

(Nutrition, Artificial Sweeteners, NCI Thesaurus)

Another animal study suggested that artificial sweeteners may increase the ability of the intestines to absorb the blood sugar glucose.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

The use of sweeteners, which are subject to strict controls by these organizations, is safe as long as they are consumed within the Acceptable Daily Intake.

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)

The Kuna make a drink with dried and ground cocoa beans (the seeds of the cocoa tree) along with a little added sweetener.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A solid composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s), sweeteners, other flavorings and mucilage, intended for oral administration.

(Lozenge Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Bitter almond oil is used as a flavoring and sweetener.

(Bitter Almond Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

It comes in the form of loose tobacco leaves, pellets or bits (leaf tobacco rolled into small pellets), plugs (leaf tobacco pressed and held together with some type of sweetener), or twists (leaf tobacco rolled into rope-like strands and twisted).

(Chewing tobacco, NCI Dictionary)

Four years ago, a separate study published in Nature said sweeteners have an equally direct impact on causing diabetes as sugar.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

There is currently not enough evidence related to the effects of noncaloric sweeteners on appetite, short‑term intake, and risk of suffering from cancer or diabetes, as shown by a study.

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)