Definitions for guaiacol

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guaiacol guai·a·col

Spelling: [gwahy-uh-kohl, -kawl]

IPA: /ˈgwaɪ əˌkoʊl, -ˌkɔl/

Guaiacol is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in guaiacol (aacgilou).

Definitions for guaiacol

noun

1. a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.

Origin of guaiacol

First recorded in 1860-65; guaiac(um) + -ol²

Examples for guaiacol

Alcohol, m. 21⁄2; Creosote and guaiacol sulphonates of each, gr.

Luff recommends the administration over long periods of guaiacol carbonate, in cachets beginning with doses of 5–10 grs.

Similarly the carbonate of guaiacol may be given in doses even as large as a drachm.