fondant vs saccharine

fondant

noun
  • Fondue. 

  • A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine. 

  • The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion. 

  • A candy or cake filled with such a preparation. 

  • A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies. 

  • Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively. 

adj
  • Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc. 

saccharine

noun
  • Sentimentalism. 

adj
  • Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy. 

  • Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid. 

  • Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). 

How often have the words fondant and saccharine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )