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Webster 1913 Edition


Guaiac

Gua′iac

,
Adj.
[See
Guaiacum
.]
Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum.
Noun.
Guaiacum.

Definition 2024


guaiac

guaiac

English

Noun

guaiac (plural guaiacs)

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