vanillin
/vuh-nil-in, van-l-/US // vəˈnɪl ɪn, ˈvæn l- //UK // (ˈvænɪlɪn, vəˈnɪlɪn) //
香兰素,香草素,香草精,香精
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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Chemistry.
- : a white, crystalline, water-soluble, alcohol-soluble solid, C8H8O3, obtained by extraction from the vanilla bean or prepared synthetically: used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in perfumery.
Examples
The researchers have yet to verify that the vanillin is safe for human consumption, but they say they believe it is and plan further tests, according to the news website IFLScience.
Vanillin also occurs in Siam benzoin, in raw beet-sugar and in cloves.
Vanillin, a white crystalline solid, melting at 80°-82° C. and prepared by the oxidation of isoeugenol.
The real vanilla flavor, vanillin, was made by Tiemann in 1874.
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