1. A red or orange crystalline compound extracted from the wood of the brazilwood tree, formerly used as a dye.
Usage: chemistry; historical

Examples

• Brazilin was a valuable dye in medieval and Renaissance textile production.
• The chemical structure of brazilin makes it useful in laboratory research.
• Brazilwood merchants traded brazilin throughout Europe in the 16th century.
• Brazilin oxidizes to form a deeper red color when exposed to air.
• Modern chemists study brazilin to understand historical dyeing techniques.