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guaiacol

guaiacol noun: a naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications.

Noun

guaiacol (countable and uncountable, plural guaiacols)

  1. A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications

Forms of guaiacol

pluralguaiacols

Origin of guaiacol

From guaiacum + -ol, from the name of a substance from which it can be derived.

Words formed from guaiacol

Questions about guaiacol

What does guaiacol mean?
Guaiacol means a naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications.
What part of speech is guaiacol?
Guaiacol is a noun.
What is the plural of guaiacol?
The plural of guaiacol is guaiacols.

Words near guaiacol in the dictionary

  1. guaiabero
  2. guaiaberos
  3. guaiac
  4. guaiacan
  5. guaiacans
  6. guaiacol
  7. guaiacolate
  8. guaiacolates
  9. guaiacolized
  10. guaiacolphthalein
  11. guaiacols

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