- Brezilin
- Brezilin Brez"i*lin, n. See {Brazilin}. [1913 Webster]
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Brezilin
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brezilin — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
