GUIACOL

Gui"a*col, n. Etym: [Guiac + -ol.] (Chem.)

Definition: A colorless liquid, C6H4,OCH3.OH, resembling the phenols, found as a constituent of woodtar creosote, aud produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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