Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guaiacol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: gua-ia-col
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From guaiacum + -ol, from the name of a substance from which it can be derived.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: guaiacum

Usage

Inflected Forms

guaiacols (plural)

Derived Forms

guacetisal guaiacolate guaiacolized guaimesal

Frequently Paired Words

guaiacyl

Questions

What does guaiacol mean?: A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications
Where does guaiacol come from?: From guaiacum + -ol, from the name of a substance from which it can be derived.

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