Brasilin

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

  brasilin \bras"i*lin\, n. [Cf. F. br['e]siline. See 2d
     {Brazil}.] (Chem.)
     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