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bras⋅i⋅lin

[braz-uh-lin]
–noun Chemistry.
brazilin.

braz⋅i⋅lin

[braz-uh-lin, bruh-zil-in]
–noun Chemistry.
a yellow, water-soluble, needlelike, crystalline solid, C16H14O5, obtained from brazil and sappanwood: used as a dye and an indicator.
Also, brasilin.


Origin:
1860–65; brazil + -in 2
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