Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guaiac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: gua-iac
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

guaiacs (plural)

Derived Forms

guaiacwood

Synonyms

lignum vitae guaiacum

Questions

What does guaiac mean?: A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces.

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