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Noun: sweetener  swee-tu-nu(r)
  1. Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
    "He stirred a packet of artificial sweetener into his iced tea";
    - sweetening
     
  2. Anything that serves as an enticement
    "The signing bonus acted as a sweetener to attract top talent";
    - bait, come-on [informal], hook, lure

Derived forms: sweeteners

Type of: enticement, flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning, temptation

Encyclopedia: Sweetener