Part 5010

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An Indian who serves as a messenger.</def>

<h1>Guaco</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant (<spn>Aristolochia anguicida</spn>) of Carthagena, used as an antidote to serpent bites.</def> <i>Lindley</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The <spn>Mikania Guaco</spn>, of Brazil, used for the same purpose.</def>

<h1>Guaiac</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"iac</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Guaiacum</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum.</def> -- <wordforms><tt>n.</tt> <wf>Guaiacum</wf>.</wordforms>

<h1>Guaiacum</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"ia*cum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Sp. <ets>guayaco</ets>, from native name in Hayti.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The heart wood or the resin of the <spn>Guaiacum offinale</spn> or lignum-vit\'91, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>guaiac</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Guan</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>((Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Certal and South America, belonging to <spn>Penelope</spn>, <spn>Pipile</spn>, <spn>Ortalis</spn>, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.</def>

<h1>Guana</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Iguana</er>.</def>

<h1>Guanaco</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua*na"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Guanacos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>guanaco</ets>, Peruv. <ets>huanacu</ets>. Cf. <er>Huanaco</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American mammal (<spn>Auchenia huanaco</spn>), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>huanaco</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Guanidine</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"ni*dine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A strongly alkaline base, <chform>CN3H5</chform>, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia.</def><-- NH2.CNH.NH2 -->

<h1>Guaniferous</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Guano</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Yielding guano.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>

<h1>Guanin</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"nin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline substance (<chform>C5H5N5O</chform>) contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals.</def>

<h1>Guano</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"no</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Guanos</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>guano</ets>, fr. Peruv. <ets>huanu</ets> dung.]</ety> <def>A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of their excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is used as a powerful fertilizer.</def>

<h1>Guara</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Braz. <ets>guar\'a0</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The scarlet ibis. See <er>Ibis</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large-maned wild dog of South America (<spn>Canis jubatus</spn>) -- named from its cry.</def>

<h1>Guarana</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Gua"ra*na`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preparation from the seeds of <spn>Paullinia sorbilis</spn>, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache.</def>

<h1>Guaranine</h1> <Xpage=655>