gum guaiacum

gum guaiacum
noun

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  • gum guaiac — noun or gum guaiacum : guaiacum 1c * * * guaiac …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guaiacum — Taxobox name = Guaiacum image width = 250px image caption = Guiacum officinale regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum genus authority = L. subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

  • creasol — Creosol Cre o*sol (kr[=e] [ o]*s[=o]l), n. [Creosote + phenol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum. [Written also {creasol}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Creosol — Cre o*sol (kr[=e] [ o]*s[=o]l), n. [Creosote + phenol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum. [Written also {creasol}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guaiac — /gwuy ak/, n. 1. Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, esp. from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood. 2 …   Universalium

  • List of woods — This is a list of woods, in particular those commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.See also: woods (golf clubs), forest, and the . Softwoods (conifers)* Araucaria ** Hoop Pine (Aus.) Araucaria cunninghamii ** Parana Pine (Brazil) Araucaria …   Wikipedia

  • resin — Synonyms and related words: Canada balsam, Sonora lac, acacia, agar, amber, ambergris, ammoniac, amyrin, anime, balsam, bassorin, benjamin, benzoin, camphor, carob gum, carrageenin, chewing gum, chicle, colophony, copaiba, copal, copaline, dammar …   Moby Thesaurus

  • guaiac — The resin of Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum (family Zygophyllaceae); a nauseant, diaphoretic, stimulant, and reagent in testing for occult blood. SYN: g. gum. [Sp. guayaco, imitating the native Carib name] * * * guai·ac g(w)ī .a …   Medical dictionary

  • natural resin — noun a plant exudate • Hypernyms: ↑resin, ↑rosin, ↑plant product • Hyponyms: ↑sandarac, ↑sandarach, ↑guaiacum, ↑storax, ↑scammony, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zygophyllales — ▪ plant order Introduction  the creosote bush order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 2 families (Zygophyllaceae and Krameriaceae), 27 genera, and about 300 species. Members are herbs or shrubs, rarely hemiparasites, and largely… …   Universalium

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