vanillin

English

Etymology

vanilla +‎ -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪlɪn/
• Hyphenation: va‧nil‧lin

Noun

vanillin (plural vanillins)

1. A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
2. Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.

Translations

primary constituent of vanilla

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 香草醛 (zh) (xiāngcǎoquán)

• Czech: vanilin m
• Finnish: vanilliini (fi)
• French: vanilline (fr) f

• German: Vanillin (de) n
• Japanese: バニリン (banirin)
• Russian: ванили́н (ru) m (vanilín)
• Spanish: vainillina f
• Swedish: vanillin (sv) n