Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Guaiacol

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Guaiacol


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(n.) A colorless liquid, C7H8O2, with a peculiar odor. It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from wood-tar creosote, and in other ways. It has been used in treating pulmonary tuberculosis.