| vanillic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vanillic acid | <chemical> A flavoring agent. It is the intermediate product in the two-step bioconversion of ferulic acid to vanillin. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- (12 Dec 1998) |