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Guaiac vs Guiacol - What's the difference?

guaiac | guiacol |

As nouns the difference between guaiac and guiacol

is that guaiac is (medicine) a paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces while guiacol is (organic compound) a colourless liquid produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin.

guaiac

English

Noun

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

    • guiacol

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A colourless liquid produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin.
    • (Webster 1913)