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guaiac

guaiac noun: a paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.

Noun

guaiac (countable and uncountable, plural guaiacs)

  1. A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.
  2. Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree)
  3. Guaiacol.
  4. Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree.

Forms of guaiac

pluralguaiacs

Words formed from guaiac

Questions about guaiac

What does guaiac mean?
Guaiac means a paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.
What part of speech is guaiac?
Guaiac is a noun.
What is the plural of guaiac?
The plural of guaiac is guaiacs.

Words near guaiac in the dictionary

  1. guaguancos
  2. Guahibo
  3. guai lan
  4. guaiabero
  5. guaiaberos
  6. guaiac
  7. guaiacan
  8. guaiacans
  9. guaiacol
  10. guaiacolate
  11. guaiacolates

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