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vanillin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /vəˈnɪlɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V AH0 N IH1 L IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compound, chemical compound

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish vainillabor. English vanilla English -in English vanillin From vanilla + -in.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَانِيلِين (fānīlīn) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Arabic: وَنِيلِّين (wanīllīn) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Arabic: نِيلِين (nīlīn) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Catalan: vanil·lina — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香草醛 (xiāngcǎoquán) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香蘭素 /香兰素 (xiānglánsù) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Czech: vanilin — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Finnish: vanilliini — primary constituent of vanilla
  • French: vanilline — primary constituent of vanilla
  • German: Vanillin — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Greek: βανιλίνη (vanilíni) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Japanese: バニリン (banirin) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Korean: 바닐린 (banillin) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Malay: vanilin — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Russian: ванили́н (vanilín) — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Spanish: vainillina — primary constituent of vanilla
  • Swedish: vanillin — primary constituent of vanilla
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