guaiacol Chem.
(ˈgwaɪəkɒl)
[f. guaiacum + -ol.]
A phenol contained in wood tar, and also obtained in the dry distillation of guaiacum resin.
| 1864 Watts Dict. Chem. II. 946 Guaiacol,..Produced, together with guaiacene and pyroguaiacin, by the dry distillation of guaiac resin. 1898 Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 45 Among the tar derivatives [may be specially mentioned] creosote and guaiacol. |