Brazilin

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Noun

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braz=i=lin

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Brazilin, n. [Cf. F. brésiline. See Brazil.].

A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies. [1913 Webster]

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