brazilin

brazilin
/braz"euh lin, breuh zil"in/, n. Chem.
a yellow, water-soluble, needlelike, crystalline solid, C16H14O5, obtained from brazil and sappanwood: used as a dye and an indicator.
Also, brasilin.
[1860-65; BRAZIL + -IN2]

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