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 bra*sil"e*in (&?;), C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties.

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

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