adj :  being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is typically induced by disaccharides and is mediated esp. by receptors in taste buds at the front of the tongue - compare BITTER SALT2 SOUR  sweet*ness n 
, n 1  :  something that is sweet to the taste : esp  :  a food (as a candy or preserve) having a high sugar content <don't fill up on s>   2  :  a sweet taste sensation .
 
 
 
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