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va⋅nil⋅lin

[vuh-nil-in, van-l-]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, alcohol-soluble solid, C8H8O3, obtained by extraction from the vanilla bean or prepared synthetically: used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in perfumery.
Also, va⋅nil⋅line [vuh-nil-in, -een, van-l-in, -een] .
Also called vanillic aldehyde.


Origin:
1865–70; vanill(a) + -in 2
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Main Entry: van·il·lin
Pronunciation: 'van-&l-&n
Function: noun
: a crystalline phenolic aldehydeC8H8O3 that is prepared synthetically or is obtained as the chief fragrant component of vanilla extracted from vanilla beans and that is used especially in flavoringand in perfumery
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vanillin va·nil·lin (və-nĭl'ĭn, vān'ə-lĭn)
n.
A white or yellowish crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and certain balsams and resins and used in flavorings and pharmaceuticals.

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