guaiac

English

Noun

guaiac (countable and uncountable, plural guaiacs)

1. (medicine) A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.
2. Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree)
3. Guaiacol.
4. Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree.

References

• “guaiac”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.