Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something that sweetens.
- noun Informal Something added as a further inducement or incentive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sweetens, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
food additive thatsweetens , especially anartificial substitute forsugar - noun informal something
added as aninducement orincentive ; akickback
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
- noun anything that serves as an enticement
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sweetener is that the first 500 people to book tickets using their Twitter ID would be able to redeem a 50% discount (still valid as of 2pm EDT, 20 Feb).
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The sweetener is that the first 500 people to book tickets using their Twitter ID would be able to redeem a 50% discount (still valid as of 2pm EDT, 20 Feb).
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Palatinit claims its sweetener is the only low-glycaemic carbohydrate that supplies energy in the form of glucose over a prolonged period of time.
Archive 2007-09-01 Steve Carper 2007
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It's obviously true that the small amount of lactose in a single packet of sweetener is probably not an issue for most people with lactose intolerance, just as the amount of lactose in a single pill is not an issue.
Archive 2007-05-01 Steve Carper 2007
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Palatinit claims its sweetener is the only low-glycaemic carbohydrate that supplies energy in the form of glucose over a prolonged period of time.
FDA Approves New Sugar Substitute Steve Carper 2007
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[T] he sweetener is said to maintain sweetness while also having a low glycemic effect.
Archive 2007-09-01 Steve Carper 2007
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It's obviously true that the small amount of lactose in a single packet of sweetener is probably not an issue for most people with lactose intolerance, just as the amount of lactose in a single pill is not an issue.
Beware Whey Low Steve Carper 2007
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[T] he sweetener is said to maintain sweetness while also having a low glycemic effect.
FDA Approves New Sugar Substitute Steve Carper 2007
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If more sweetener is desired, drizzle maple syrup and meditate until nirvana is achieved.
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » 2005 » November 2005
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If more sweetener is desired, drizzle maple syrup and meditate until nirvana is achieved.
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