guai|a|col

guai|a|col
guai|a|col «GWY uh kohl, -kol», noun.
a colorless, oily liquid or solid obtained from creosote or guaiacum resin, or made synthetically. Formerly used in treating bronchitis and tuberculosis, it is now used chiefly as an expectorant and anesthetic. Formula: C7H8O2

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  • col — col·po·scope; col·po·stat; col·pot·o·my; col·ter; col·u·ber; col·u·bri·na; col·u·bri·nae; col·u·lus; col·um·ba·ceous; col·um·ba·ri·um; col·um·bary; col·um·batz; col·um·bel·la; col·um·bel·li·dae; col·um·bif·er·ous; col·u·mel·la; col·u·mel·lar;… …   English syllables

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  • guaiacol — guai·a·col …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • C7H8O2 — Guaiacol Guai a*col, n. [Guaiacum + ol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, {C7H8O2}, with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guaiacol — Guai a*col, n. [Guaiacum + ol.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid, {C7H8O2}, with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in the past for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guaiacol — Has been used as an expectorant and intestinal disinfectant; also available as g. carbonate. g. glyceryl ether SYN: guaifenesin. g. phosphate phosphoric guaiacyl ether, a white crystalline …   Medical dictionary

  • glyceryl guaiacolate — glyceryl guai·a·col·ate g(w)ī ə .kȯl .āt, kəl n GUAIFENESIN * * * guaifenesin …   Medical dictionary

  • combinare — [dal lat. tardo combinare, der. di bini a due a due , col pref. con ]. ■ v. tr. 1. a. [mettere insieme due o più cose affini, secondo un determinato criterio, con la prep. con del secondo arg.: c. i colori ; c. il rosso con blu ] ▶◀ abbinare,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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