Brazilin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brazilin \Braz"i*lin\, n. [Cf. F. br['e]siline. See {Brazil}.]
     (Chem.)
     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. [Written also {brezilin}.]


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