guaiacol

[ gwahy-uh-kohl, -kawl ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C7H8O2, resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.

Origin of guaiacol

1
First recorded in 1860–65; guaiac(um) + -ol2

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guaiacol

/ (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

Origin of guaiacol

1
from guaiac (um) + -ol ²

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