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BRAZILIN
Etymology
Noun
brazilin (uncountable)
A red pigment obtained from brazilwood.
Source: Wiktionary
Braz"i*lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. brésiline. See Brazil.] (Chem.)
Definition: A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies. [Written also brezilin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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