The word saccharin (as above) has no final "e". The word saccharine, with a
final "e", is much older and is an adjective meaning "sugary" – its connection
with sugar means the term is used metaphorically, often in a derogative sense,
to describe something "unpleasantly over-polite" or "overly sweet". Both words
are derived from the Greek word σάκχαρον (sakcharon, German "ch" sound), which
ultimately derives from Sanskrit for sugar, sharkara (शर्करा), which literally
means "gravel".

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