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vanillism

vanillism noun: a form of dermatitis caused by flour mites, associated with the vanilla industry.

Noun

vanillism (uncountable)

  1. A form of dermatitis caused by flour mites, associated with the vanilla industry.

Origin of vanillism

From vanilla + -ism.

Questions about vanillism

What does vanillism mean?
Vanillism means a form of dermatitis caused by flour mites, associated with the vanilla industry.
What part of speech is vanillism?
Vanillism is a noun.

Words near vanillism in the dictionary

  1. vanillic acid
  2. vanillin
  3. vanilline
  4. vanillins
  5. vanillinyl
  6. vanillism
  7. vanilloes
  8. vanilloid
  9. vanilloids
  10. vanillon
  11. vanillotoxin

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