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guaiacol
nounRare
/ˈɡwaɪəkɒl/A yellowish aromatic liquid derived from guaiac resin or wood creosote, used as a medication, disinfectant, and as a precursor in chemical synthesis.
guaiacum
nounC2
/ˈɡwʌɪəkəm/A small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, also known as lignum vitae.
guaira
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/ɡwaɪˈɪə.rə/A generic term for a large fishing net with a wide mouth used by indigenous and local communities in South America.
guajira
nounLow
/ɡwəˈhɪərə/A woman or girl from the Cuban countryside, a Cuban peasant woman.
guam
nounC2
/ɡwɑːm/An island territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
guamanian
adjectivenounLow
/ɡwɑːˈmeɪ.ni.ən/A native or inhabitant of the US island territory of Guam.
guan
nounLow
/ɡwɑːn/A tropical American bird of the curassow family, related to the pheasant.
guanabana
nounLow
/ˌɡwɑːnəˈbɑːnə/A large, tropical fruit with spiky green skin, white, fibrous, tart-sweet flesh, and black seeds.
guanabara
nounLow
/ˌɡwɑː.nəˈbɑː.rə/A proper noun referring to a major bay and state in southeastern Brazil, particularly associated with Rio de Janeiro.
guanabara bay
nounC1
/ˌɡwɑːnəˈbɑːrə ˈbeɪ/A major bay on the southeastern coast of Brazil, bordering the city of Rio de Janeiro.
guanaco
nounLow
/ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ/A South American mammal resembling a small llama, with coarse, thick wool.
guanadrel
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ˈɡwɑːnəˌdrɛl/A synthetic compound used as an antihypertensive medication.
guanajuato
nounLow
/ˌɡwɑːnəˈhwɑːtəʊ/A proper noun referring to a state in central Mexico and its capital city.
guanase
nounRare
/ˈɡwɑːneɪz/An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of guanine to xanthine.
guanay
nounVery low
/ˈɡwɑːnaɪ/A South American seabird (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) known for producing guano.
guandong
nounVery Low
/ˌɡwæŋˈdɒŋ/A misspelling or variant transliteration of 'Guangdong', a province in southeastern China.
guanethidine
nounVery Low
/ˌɡwɑːnˈɛθɪdiːn/A synthetic drug that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve endings, historically used to treat severe high blood pressure (hypertension).
guangdong
nounC1-C2
/ˌɡwæŋˈdɒŋ/A coastal province in southern China, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, known as a major economic and manufacturing hub.
guangxi zhuang
nounLow
/ˌɡwæŋˈʃiː ˈdʒwæŋ/An autonomous region in southern China, officially known as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, populated significantly by the Zhuang ethnic minority.
guangxi zhuang autonomous region
nounLow-Frequency
/ˌɡwɑːŋˈʃiː ˌdʒwɑːŋ ɔːˌtɒn.ə.məs ˈriː.dʒən/An autonomous region of China located in the south, bordering Vietnam, with a significant Zhuang ethnic population and its capital at Nanning.

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