VANILLIC

Etymology

Adjective

vanillic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid.

Source: Wiktionary


Va*nil"lic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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