vanillin

A white or yellowish crystalline compound, C₈H₈O₃, found in vanilla beans and certain balsams and resins or produced synthetically and used in perfumes, flavorings, and pharmaceuticals.

The neutral odoriferous principle (C₈H₈O₃) of vanilla.

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.

The name of a chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, which is the primary constituent of vanilla.

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

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