guaiacol

American  

[gwahy-uh-kohl, -kawl] / ˈgwaɪ əˌkoʊl, -ˌkɔl /

noun

Pharmacology.

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.

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guaiacol British  

/ ˈɡwaɪəˌkɒl /

noun

1. a yellowish oily creosote-like liquid extracted from guaiacum resin and hardwood tar, used medicinally as an expectorant. Formula: C 7 H 8 O 2

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Etymology

Origin of guaiacol

First recorded in 1860–65; guaiac(um) + -ol ²

Example Sentences

Further experiments showed that it could be found in the petrochemical compound guaiacol, in clove oil, in paper waste and in rice bran.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2015

"We have only about 500 pounds of the gas on hand at a time," said Mr. Armour, explaining that from phosgene are manufactured certain pharmaceutical products, such as potassium guaiacol carbonate.

From Time Magazine Archive

The internal administration of iodine and the intratracheal injection of bland oily solutions of menthol, guaiacol, or gomenol are helpful.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Amongst polyhydric alcohols, the behaviour of the methyl ester of catechol, guaiacol was investigated.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

However, much relief is obtained from the use of steam atomizers filled with an aqueous solution of compound tincture of benzoin, creosote or guaiacol.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various