vanillin

English

Etymology

From vanilla +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪlɪn/

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• Hyphenation: va‧nil‧lin

Noun

vanillin (countable and uncountable, plural vanillins)

1. A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
2. A synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.

Translations

primary constituent of vanilla

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 香草醛 (zh) (xiāngcǎoquán)

• Czech: vanilin m
• Finnish: vanilliini (fi)
• French: vanilline (fr) f
• German: Vanillin (de) n
• Japanese: バニリン (ja) (banirin)
• Malay: vanilin
• Russian: ванили́н (ru) m (vanilín)
• Spanish: vainillina f
• Swedish: vanillin (sv) n