• (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.
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Bras'i·lin noun [ Confer French
brésiline . See 2d
Brazil .]
(Chemistry) A substance, C
16 H
14 O
5 , 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, ...
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