guaiac in English

noun
1
brown resin obtained from guaiacum trees, used as a flavoring and in varnishes. It was formerly used medicinally and as a test for traces of blood.
Mint flavoring compositions and wax-free gum bases are provided which are stabilized using gum guaiac , a naturally-occurring resin, as an antioxidant.
noun
    lignum vitaeguaiacum

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1. OCC Whitsett Antiecclesiasticism double-hatched laggardism guaiac

2. This shortfall in compliance has been due mainly to dietary restrictions that are necessary with guaiac-based tests as well as for esthetic reasons associated with stool-specimen collection.

3. The principle of chemical tests to detect occult blood is based on the fact that hemoglobin and its derivatives react in a similar way to peroxidase enzymes– by catalyzing the transfer of an oxygen atom from the peroxide to a chromogen such as Benzidine, o-toludine, guaiac or aminophenazone.Oxidation of the chromogen is indicated by the production of a blue, blue-green or …