'brasilin' definitions:
- 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
