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From vanilla + -in.
- IPA(key): /vəˈnɪlɪn/
- Hyphenation: va‧nil‧lin
vanillin (plural vanillins)
- A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.
primary constituent of vanilla