sweeten
v.
make sweeter in taste; make more pleasant or agreeable
Sugar substitute
A sugar substitute, or artificial sweetener, is a
food additive which attempts to duplicate the effect of
sugar or
corn syrup in
taste, but usually with less
food energy. An important class of sugar substitutes are known as high intensity sweeteners. These are compounds where sweetness is many times that of
sucrose; accordingly, much less sweetener is required and energy contribution often negligible. The sensation of sweetness caused by these compounds (the "sweetness profile") is sometimes notably different from sucrose, so they are used in complex mixtures that achieve the most natural sweet sensation.
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sweetening
Noun
1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
(synonym) sweetener
(hypernym) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
(hyponym) aspartame
(derivation) sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
2. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
(synonym) enhancement
(hypernym) improvement
(derivation) sweeten
3. the act of adding a sweetener to food
(hypernym) seasoning
(derivation) sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
sweeten
Verb
1. make sweeter in taste
(synonym) dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
(antonym) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify
(hypernym) change taste
(hyponym) honey
(derivation) sweetening, sweetener
2. make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
Sweetening
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sweeten
(n.)
The act of making sweet.
(n.)
That which sweetens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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sweetening
Synonyms and related words:
ambrosia, artificial sweetener, bait, blackstrap, bribe, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, carrot, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates, edulcoration, encouragement, fillip, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, incentive, incitement, inducement, interest, invitation, lure, maple syrup, molasses, nectar, payment, percentage, persuasive, profit, provocation, reward, saccharification, saccharin, sodium cyclamate, sorghum, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus, sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweets, syrup, treacle, whet|
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