Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as guaiacum, 2 and 3.
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of guaiacum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

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Examples

  • A newer version called immunochemical FOBT iFOBT is supposed to zero in on colon growths better than an older version known as guaiac FOBT -- which often picked up bleeding originating in the upper digestive tract, such as from a stomach ulcer.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • It's a combination of frankincense, grapefruit and guaiac itself.

    Yael Alkalay 2011

  • He leads her into one of the exam rooms and pulls out drawers holding culture swabs, speculums, guaiac cards, sterile lancets, cotton four-by-fours and gloves.

    Healer Carol Wiley Cassella 2010

  • Physical examination revealed a well-appearing young woman, blood pressure 210/140 mm Hg in both arms, fundoscopic exam was normal, lungs were clear, cardiac exam revealed II/VI systolic ejection murmur, abdomen was nontender without hepatosplenomegaly, stool was guaiac negative, neurologic and musculoskeletal exams were normal.

    After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010

  • Dry, spicy leather amplified by the woody-leathery guaiac note.

    Brooklyn by Bond No 9: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009

  • Dry, spicy leather amplified by the woody-leathery guaiac note.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • Head notes are mandarin orange, pimento, bergamot, dill, cardamom and lemon; heart notes are cinnamon, hibiscus and freesia; base notes are sandalwood, musk, benzoin and guaiac.

    Where is the Love for Lalique? Marina Geigert 2008

  • Head notes are mandarin orange, pimento, bergamot, dill, cardamom and lemon; heart notes are cinnamon, hibiscus and freesia; base notes are sandalwood, musk, benzoin and guaiac.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Marina Geigert 2008

  • The emergency medicine resident emerged from behind the curtain to proclaim, "guaiac negative!"

    Sitting in a Tin Can 2007

  • Sak's site mentions "fiery chilies, seductive incense and soothing guaiac wood" notes being in there.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Marina Geigert 2007

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