guaiac
/gwahy-ak/US // ˈgwaɪ æk //
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Definitions
n.名词 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.
- : guaiacum.
Examples
Tincture of guaiac, diluted to a light sherry-wine color (keep in a dark-glass bottle).
Take macrotin and pulverized gum guaiac, of each one dram; podophyllin, ten grains.
Take jalap, colchicum seeds, and gum guaiac, of each one dram.
Guaiac wood oil, distilled from the wood of Bulnesia sarmienti.
The principal constituent of the oil is guaiac alcohol, or gusiol.
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