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Definition of Brasilin
1. 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
Definition of Brasilin
1. brazilin [n -S] - See also: brazilin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brasilin
| brasher brashes brashest brashier brashiest brashing brashly brashness brashnesses brashy | brasier brasiers brasilein brasileins brasilenyne brasilin (current term) brasilins brasils brasofensine |
Literary usage of Brasilin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry by Adolf Pinner (1882)
"... exists in sandal-wood. It forms microscopic red crystals, which dissolve in
alkalis with a violet color. brasilin ..."
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