What is "vanillic"

Vanillic \Va*nil"lic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.

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

Vanillic may refer to:

• Vanillic acid, an oxidized form of vanillin
• Vanillic alcohol, a synonym for vanillyl alcohol, a derivative of vanillin
• Vanillic aldehyde, a synonym for vanillin