guaiac (English, noun)
expansion: guaiac (countable and uncountable, plural guaiacs)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree)
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Guaiacol.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: guaiacs
tags: plural