sweetener

/ˈswiɾɪnər/

/ˈswitɪnə/

Other forms: sweeteners

Definitions of sweetener

1. noun

   something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
   synonyms: sweetening

   types:

   aspartame

   an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener

   honey

   a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

   saccharin

   a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

   refined sugar, sugar

   a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

   sirup, syrup

   a thick sweet sticky liquid

   caramel, caramelized sugar

   burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

   lump sugar

   refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings

   loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf

   a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar

   cane sugar

   sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

   granulated sugar

   sugar in the form of small grains

   beet sugar

   sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent

   corn sugar

   dextrose used as sweetening agent

   brown sugar

   unrefined or only partly refined sugar

   sugar syrup

   sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks

   molasses

   thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

   sorghum, sorghum molasses

   made from juice of sweet sorghum

   golden syrup, treacle

   a pale cane syrup

   grenadine

   thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks

   maple syrup

   made by concentrating sap from sugar maples

   corn syrup

   thick, sweet liquid made from maize

   type of:

   flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

   something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
2. noun

   anything that serves as an enticement
   synonyms: bait, come-on, hook, lure

   type of:

   enticement, temptation

   something that seduces or has the quality to seduce