BRAZILIN


Meaning of BRAZILIN in English

/braz"euh lin, breuh zil"in/ , n. Chem.

a yellow, water-soluble, needlelike, crystalline solid, C 16 H 14 O 5 , obtained from brazil and sappanwood: used as a dye and an indicator.

Also, brasilin .

[ 1860-65; BRAZIL + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .