Definitions for guaiacˈgwaɪ æk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
guai•acˈgwaɪ æk(n.)
a greenish brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, esp. from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and as a medical test for the presence of blood in excreted matter.
Category: Medicine, Plants
Category: Medicine, Plants
Ref: guaiacum (def. 2). 2
Origin of guaiac:
1550–60; see guaiacum
Princeton's WordNet
lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum(noun)
hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
Wiktionary
guaiac(Noun)
A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.
Webster Dictionary
Guaiac(adj)
pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum
Guaiac(noun)
guaiacum
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Guaiac
Resin from wood of certain species of GUAIACUM. It is used as clinical reagent for occult blood.
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