a pale yellow soluble crystalline solid, turning red in alkaline solution, extracted from brazil wood and sappanwood and used in dyeing and as an indicator. Formula: C16H14O5
Word origin
C19: from French brésiline, from brésil brazil wood
brazilin in American English
(ˈbræzəˌlɪn; brəˈzɪlɪn)
noun
a bright-yellow compound, C16H14O5, obtained from brazilwood as a crystalline powder and used as a dye and indicator