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jmdict 1213590 Active (id: 1143121)
甘味料 [spec2,news2,nf34]
かんみりょう [spec2,news2,nf34]
1. [n]
▶ sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.)
▶ sweetening agent
▶ sweetening



History:
2. A 2013-07-04 22:53:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, 新和英中辞典, ルミナス
  Comments:
Extending a bit with commonly-used terms.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,2 @@
+<gloss>sweetening agent</gloss>
+<gloss>sweetening</gloss>
1. A* 2013-07-04 22:18:36  Richard Warmington <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
1) No reason to specify the plural form
2) What are "sweetening materials"? 
Sounds to me like a literal translation of 甘味 + 料 rather 
than an English term. If you Google "sweetening materials" 
several of the top 10 hits are derived from EDICT.
  Diff:
@@ -18,2 +18,1 @@
-<gloss>sweeteners</gloss>
-<gloss>sweetening materials</gloss>
+<gloss>sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.)</gloss>

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