VividLex

Home / Dictionary / brasilin

brasilin

1 sense · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. 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 bra*sil"e*in, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties. Source: webster

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

brazilwood air alkalies bra colored crystalline dyeing exposure extracted intensely owes oxidized powder properties pure red substance white yellow

Word family

brasier Brasil brasilein Brasilia

Nearby in the alphabet

Open full thesaurus page for brasilin · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Thesaurus hub Word of the day Dictionary guide Learn POS

Search dictionary Related words Home