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Definition of Guaiac wood
1. Noun. Heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes.
Substance meronyms: Bulnesia Sarmienti, Palo Santo
Generic synonyms: Wood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guaiac Wood
Literary usage of Guaiac wood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"Guaiac Lignum, BP; guaiac wood.—The heart-wood of Guaiacum officinale or sanctum.
... The resin obtained from guaiac wood. It contains a number of resinous ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"Genuine guaiac-wood is destitute of smell, but if nibbed, and still more if set
... Guaiac-wood is used in the form of raspings (chiefly obtained from the ..."
3. Essentials of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Prescription Writing by Henry Morris (1899)
"What are the effects, uses, preparations and doses of these substances ?
guaiac wood and resin slightly increase the secretions of the skin and mucous ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1904)
"... from which " guaiac-wood oil" is obtained, contains a non-toxic saponin.
He finds guaiac-wood oil, as well as the ..."
5. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1838)
"Genuine guaiac-wood is destitute of smell, but if rubbed, aud still more if set
on lire, it evolves an ... Guaiac-wood is used in the form of raspings ..."
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