guaiacol

[ gwahy-uh-kohl, -kawl ]

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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of guaiacol¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of guaiacol¹

from guaiac ( um ) + -ol ²

Example Sentences

Luff recommends the administration over long periods of guaiacol carbonate, in cachets beginning with doses of 5–10 grs.

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Alcohol, m. 21⁄2; Creosote and Guaiacol sulphonates of each, gr.

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Similarly the carbonate of guaiacol may be given in doses even as large as a drachm.

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