cyclamate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt/, /ˈsɪkləˌmeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′klə māt′, sik′lə-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•cla•mate  (sī′klə māt′, sik′lə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nutritionany of several chemical compounds used as a noncaloric sweetening agent in foods and beverages: banned by the FDA in 1970 as a possible carcinogen.
  • cyclam(ic acid) + -ate2 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cyclamate / ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt ˈsɪkləˌmeɪt/
  1. a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
Etymology: 20th Century: cycl(ohexyl-sulph)amate
'cyclamate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sodium cyclamate

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