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Brasilin; Brasilein
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A substance, C16H14O5, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to bra*sil"e*in, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties.