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Brasilin

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(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Brasilin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/brasilin.html. 1828.
 
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