Definitions for guaiacs

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guaiacs guai·ac

Spelling: [gwahy-ak]

IPA: /ˈgwaɪ æk/

Guaiacs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in guaiacs (aacgisu).

Definitions for guaiacs

noun

1. Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
2. guaiacum (def 2).

Origin of guaiacs

First recorded in 1550-60; See origin at guaiacum

Examples for guaiacs

The principal constituent of the oil is guaiac alcohol, or gusiol.

guaiac wood oil, distilled from the wood of Bulnesia sarmienti.

Tincture of guaiac, diluted to a light sherry-wine color (keep in a dark-glass bottle).