cyclamate
noun
cy·cla·mate
ˈsī-klə-ˌmāt 
-mət
: an artificially prepared salt of sodium or calcium used especially formerly as a sweetener
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The study, which was published in Molecular Medicine, found that artificial sweeteners like saccharin, acesulfame-K, and cyclamate inhibited the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 Nov. 2022
The ban was based on concern raised by one experiment showing bladder tumors appearing in laboratory rats fed large doses of cyclamate.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
However, when it’s combined with cyclamate, the bitterness goes away.
—Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020
The principal sweeteners used in Coca-Cola products are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020
The primary artificial sweeteners Coca-Cola (KO) uses in its products include aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol gylcosides.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
An obituary on April 26 about Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, an authority on carcinogens, referred incorrectly to cyclamates and nitrites.
—New York Times, 4 May 2018
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Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 Nov. 2022
The ban was based on concern raised by one experiment showing bladder tumors appearing in laboratory rats fed large doses of cyclamate.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
However, when it’s combined with cyclamate, the bitterness goes away.
—Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020
The principal sweeteners used in Coca-Cola products are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol glycosides.
—Stephanie Toone, ajc, 27 Feb. 2020
The primary artificial sweeteners Coca-Cola (KO) uses in its products include aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, saccharin, cyclamate and steviol gylcosides.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2020
An obituary on April 26 about Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, an authority on carcinogens, referred incorrectly to cyclamates and nitrites.
—New York Times, 4 May 2018
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“Cyclamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclamate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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cyclamate
noun
cy·cla·mate
ˈsī-klə-ˌmāt, -mət
: an artificially prepared salt of sodium or calcium used especially formerly as a sweetener but now largely discontinued because of the possibly harmful effects of its metabolic breakdown product cyclohexylamine
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