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guaiac
[ gwahy-ak ]
noun
- Also called guai·a·cum gum [gwahy, -, uh, -k, uh, m , guhm];. 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.
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Tincture of guaiac, diluted to a light sherry-wine color (keep in a dark-glass bottle).
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Take macrotin and pulverized gum guaiac, of each one dram; podophyllin, ten grains.
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Take jalap, colchicum seeds, and gum guaiac, of each one dram.
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Guaiac wood oil, distilled from the wood of Bulnesia sarmienti.
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The principal constituent of the oil is guaiac alcohol, or gusiol.
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