different between sweetener vs alitame

English

sweeten +? -er (“agent suffix”)

sweetener (plural sweeteners)

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
(informal) Something given or added to added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.
(slang) A shill bidder at an auction.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From alanine and aspartame?”)

alitame (uncountable)

A dipeptide of alanine and aspartic acid that is used as an artificial sweetener

alitame m (uncountable)

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