saccharine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

saccharine
    adj 1: overly sweet [syn: {cloying}, {saccharine}, {syrupy},
           {treacly}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), a. [F. saccharin, fr. L.
   saccharon sugar, Gr. ?, ?, ?, Skr. [,c]arkara. Cf. {Sugar}.]
   Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar;
   producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine
   matter.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)
   A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also
   {saccharin}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sulphinide \Sul"phi*nide\, n. [Sulpho- + amine + anhydride.]
   (Chem.)
   A white or yellowish crystalline substance,
   {C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH}, produced artificially by the oxidation of
   a sulphamic derivative of toluene. It is the sweetest
   substance known, having over two hundred times the sweetening
   power of sugar, and is known in commerce under the name of
   {saccharine}. It has acid properties and forms salts (which
   are inaccurately called saccharinates). --I. Remsen.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "saccharine":
      candied, cloying, deferential, disarming, honeyed, insinuating,
      insinuative, luscious, mawkish, oversweet, rich, sickly-sweet,
      silken, silky, sugared, sugary, sweet, syrupy