A white crystalline solid, C7H5NO3S, m.p. 224°C. It is made from a compound of toluene, derived from petroleum or coal tar. It is a well-known artificial sweetener, being some 500 times as sweet as sugar (sucrose), and is usually marketed as its sodium salt. Because of an association with cancer in laboratory animals, its use is restricted in some countries.
Saccharin
- fire extinguisher
- firefighter
- Firefly
- fire-fountain
- Firefox
- Fire of London
- fire point
- fireproof
- fire suppression system
- fire triangle
- firewall
- firewall router
- firewall server
- FireWire
- radiobiology
- radio blackout
- radio button
- radiocarbon dating
- radiochemistry
- radio compass
- radio direction finding
- radio frequencies
- radiofrequency
- radiofrequency choke
- radiofrequency heating