guaiaretic

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• nordihydroguaiaretic acid — |nȯ(r)ˌdī|hīdrō|g(w)īə|red.ik noun Etymology: nordihydroguaiaretic from nor + dihydr + guaiaretic (in guaiaretic acid C20H24O4) (International Scientific Vocabulary guaia from New Latin Guaiacum + ret from Greek rhētinē resin + ic) : a… …   Useful english dictionary