cyclamate

noun

cy·​cla·​mate ˈsī-klə-ˌmāt  -mət 

: an artificially prepared salt of sodium or calcium used especially formerly as a sweetener

Examples of cyclamate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. — 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

While Tab contained two artificial sweeteners – saccharin and cyclamate – cyclamate was the more important of the two. — 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

Word History

Etymology

cyclohexyl-sulfamate

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cyclamate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Medical Definition

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