Definitions for vanillin

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vanillin va·nil·lin

Spelling: [vuh-nil-in, van-l-]

IPA: /vəˈnɪl ɪn, ˈvæn l-/

Vanillin is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in vanillin (aiillnnv).

Definitions for vanillin

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, alcohol-soluble solid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , obtained by extraction from the vanilla bean or prepared synthetically: used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in perfumery.

Origin of vanillin

First recorded in 1865-70; vanill(a) + -in²

Examples for vanillin

The real vanilla flavor, vanillin, was made by Tiemann in 1874.

vanillin, a white crystalline solid, melting at 80°-82° C. and prepared by the oxidation of isoeugenol.

vanillin also occurs in Siam benzoin, in raw beet-sugar and in cloves.