noun
- a red crystalline compound extracted from the wood of the brasilwood tree, used historically as a dye and in traditional medicine
Usage: chemistry; historical
Examples
- Brasilin was a valuable export from Brazil in the colonial period.
- The dye brasilin produces a deep red color when applied to fabric.
- Medieval textile workers prized brasilin for its rich hue.
- Brasilin is the precursor to brazilin, which forms when the compound oxidizes.
- Chemists studied brasilin to understand its molecular structure and dyeing properties.