VANILLIN
\vˈanɪlˌɪn], \vˈanɪlˌɪn], \v_ˈa_n_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_n]\
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A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin, and by the oxidation of eugenol.
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A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin, and by the oxidation of eugenol.
By Noah Webster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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