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cyclamate Definition

cy·cla·mate (klə māt′, siklə-)

noun

a synthetic salt derived from an organic acid, CHNHSOH, esp. the sodium or calcium salt, with an extremely sweet taste: formerly used as a sweetener

Etymology: cycl(ohexylsulph)amate < cyclohexyl, CH, a monovalent radical + sulfamate, ester of sulfamic acid (HSONH)