guaiacol

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guaiacol - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Guaiacol \Guai"a*col\, n. [Guaiacum + -ol.] (Chem.)
     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 the past for treating pulmonary tuberculosis.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]