GUAIACUM

(Lat.), n. n. Gu2(gu)-a'(a3'i2)-a2k(a3k)-u3m(u<m). Fr., ga'iac, gayac, guaiac, guayac. Ger., Pockenholz, Guajak. It., guajaco. Sp., guayaco. 1. Of Linnaeus, a genus of resinous trees or shrubs of the Zygophyllece. The GuaiaceoB (Fr., guaiacees) of Reichenbach are a subdivision of the Zygophyllece. 2. Of the pharmacopoeias, G. of ficin ale, also guaiac resin. [B, 170 (a, 24).] Ammon iure tum guaiac i. See Tinctura guaiac i ammon i at a. Decoctum guaiaei. Fr., tisane de gayac [Fr. Cod.], decoction (ou hydrole) de ga'iac (ou de gayac). Sp., cocimiento de guayaco [Sp. Ph.]. Syn.: ptisan a guajaci [Fr. Cod.]. A decoction made by boiling 3 parts of guaiac wood (and 1 part of licorice [Sp. Ph.]) with water, and straining, the final product measuring 60 parts [Fr. Cod.] or 96 parts [Sp. Ph.]. [B, 95, 119.] Decoctum guaiac i compos i tum. Fr., decoction de ga'iac (ou de gayac) compo see, tisane sudor i fique. Sp.. cocimiento de madera de guayaco compuesto [Sp. Ph.]. Syn.: decoctum lignornm (seu guajaci compos i tum [Belg. Ph.. Finn. Ph.]). A decoction made by boiling 1 part of licorice, 2 parts of the rhizome O, no; O, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th2, the; U, like oo in too; [s. 247]