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guaiacol Definition

guaia·col (gwī′ə kôl′, -kōl′)

noun

a whitish, crystalline solid or slightly yellowish, oily liquid, CH(OH)OCH, prepared from guaiacum or wood creosote and used in medicine as an expectorant or antiseptic and as a chemical reagent

Etymology: guaiacum + -ol

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