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Noun

1. 1
   A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum wordnet
3. 3
   Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree) countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Guaiacol. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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guaiac resinguaiac timberguaiac woodguaiacumindicatorlignum vitae

Antonyms

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nonreactive reagentsoftwoodsynthetic resin