vanillin
pronunciation
How to pronounce vanillin in British English:
UK [vəˈnɪlɪn]
How to pronounce vanillin in American English:
US [və'nɪlɪn]
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- Noun:
- a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings
Word Origin
- vanillin (n.)
- substance prepared from fruit of the vanilla plant, 1859, from vanilla + -in (2).
Example
- 1. Exotic toxin , vanillin , phydroxybenzoic acid , inhibition , allelochemical .
- 2. Summarize the status and developing trends of extract technology of vanillin at home and abroad at present .
- 3. Nothing could stand in the way of the world 's desire for vanilla ( a known aphrodisiac ) , and scientists went into overdrive creating synthetic vanillin ( a by-product of petroleum production , ironically ) and using hydroponics to create vanilla in environments other than off the coast of africa .
- 4. Vanillin has a pleasing odor .
- 5. Effects of cinnamic acid and vanillin on grafted eggplant root growth and physiological characteristics .