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vanillic acid

noun va·nil·lic acid \və-ˌnil-ik-\

Medical Definition of VANILLIC ACID

:  an odorless crystalline phenolic acid C8H8O4 found in some varieties of vanilla, formed by oxidation of vanillin, and used chiefly in the form of esters as food preservatives

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