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vanillin

Syllables: va·nil·lin/vəˈnɪlɪn/

vanillin noun: a chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.

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.

vanillin meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Malay

vanillin in Tamil

வனிலின்

vanillin in Arabic

primary constituent of vanilla
فَانِيلِين fānīlīn, وَنِيلِّين wanīllīn, نِيلِين nīlīn

vanillin in Malay

primary constituent of vanilla
vanilin

Forms of vanillin

pluralvanillins

Origin of vanillin

From vanilla + -in.

Words formed from vanillin

Questions about vanillin

What does vanillin mean?
Vanillin means a chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
What is vanillin in Tamil?
Vanillin in Tamil is வனிலின். See Vanillin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vanillin?
Vanillin is a noun.
How do you pronounce vanillin?
Vanillin is pronounced /vəˈnɪlɪn/.
What is the plural of vanillin?
The plural of vanillin is vanillins.

Words near vanillin in the dictionary

  1. vanille
  2. vanilleries
  3. vanillery
  4. vanillic
  5. vanillic acid
  6. vanillin
  7. vanilline
  8. vanillins
  9. vanillinyl
  10. vanillism
  11. vanilloes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vanillin (page history and authors); vanillin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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