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guaiacs

guaiacs is the plural of guaiac.

Meaning of guaiac

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.

Questions about guaiacs

What is guaiacs the plural of?
Guaiacs is the plural of guaiac.

Words near guaiacs in the dictionary

  1. guaiacolates
  2. guaiacolized
  3. guaiacolphthalein
  4. guaiacols
  5. guaiacolsulfonate
  6. guaiacs
  7. guaiacum
  8. guaiacums
  9. guaiacwood
  10. guaiacyl
  11. guaiane

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