brasilin

/ ˈbræzɪlɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of brazilin

Example Sentences

Vegetable adjective colours are Brazil wood, containing the dye-generating principle Brasilin, logwood, containing Hæmatein, and santal-wood, camwood, and barwood, containing Santalin.

From Project Gutenberg

Brazil-wood, a wood found in Brazil, of great value for dyeing red, the colouring principle being named Brasilin.

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