cyclamate /cy·cla·mate/ (si´klah-māt) any salt of cyclamic acid; the sodium and calcium salts have been widely used as non-nutritive sugar substitutes.
cyclamate
cyclamate [si´klah-māt]
cyclamate (sī´kl
māt´),
cy·cla·mate (s  kl -m t , s kl-)n. A salt or ester of cyclamic acid formerly used as a sweetening agent, especially calcium cyclamate or sodium cyclamate. |
cyclamate
[sī′kləmāt]
an artificial nonnutritive sweetener formerly used in the form of calcium or sodium salt.
cyclamate [si´klah-māt]
a non-nutritive sweetener; nonprescription use of this substance in the United States was banned when animal testing showed that it may be carcinogenic.
cyclamate (sī´kl
māt´),n a noncaloric artificial sweetening agent used in conjunction with saccharin; presently banned by the FDA because of its carcinogenic potential.
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