gt. 
{ft., gtt. Contractions used in medical prescrip- 
tions for gutta (a drop) or gutta; (drops). 
guachamaca (gwa-cha-ma'ka), . A very poi- 
sonous plant of Caracas, belonging to the Apo- 
cynaoeie, and probably Malouetia nitida. The 
poison appears to be a simple narcotic, very 
similar to curari in its action. 
guacharo (gwa'cha-rp), H. [Sp.-Amer., so 
named in allusion to its harsh, croaking cry; 
< Sp. guacharo, one who is continually moan- 
ing and crying, adj. whining (obs.), sickly, 
dropsical. According to another account, so 
called from a cavern in Venezuela, where the 
bird was discovered.] The oil-bird, Steatornis 
caripensis, a large goatsucker of the family 
Caprimulgidce or placed in Steatornitliiilie. it is 
one of the largest of its tribe, about equal to the domestic 
fowl in size, lives in caverns, is of nocturnal habits, and is 
valued for its oil. See Steatvrnis. See cut on preceding 
page. 
guaco (gwa'ko), . [Sp.-Amer., appar. of na- 
tive origin.] 1. The Mikania Guaco, a climb- 
ing composite of tropical America; also, a 
medicinal substance consisting of, or an aro- 
matic bitter obtained from, the leaves of this 
plant. Guaco is reputed to be an antidote to the poison 
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resinous wood. G. officinale, of the West Indies and Vene- 
zuela, is an ornamental tree which yields the lignnm-vitse 
of commerce, an exceedingly hard and heavy brownish- 
green wood, used for making pulley-sheaves, mortars, 
rulers, balls for bowling, etc. This wood had formerly 
a great reputation in medicine. It also yields the gum 
guaiacum. (See def. 8.) G. sanctum, of the West Indies 
and southern Florida, is a similar tree, and is also a source 
of lignuni-vitw. See lignum-ttta. 
2. [?. c.] The wood of trees of this genus. 3. 
[I.e.] A resin obtained from guaiacum-wood. it 
is greenish-brown with a slight balsamic odor, and has the 
peculiar property of turning blue under the action of ox- 
idizing agents. It is reputed diaphoretic and alterative, 
and is frequently prescribed in cases of gout and rheuma- 
tism. 
Also, in senses 2 and 3, guaiac, guiacum, 
r/uallacan. 
guan (gwan), . An American bird of the fam- 
ily Cracidie and subfamily Penelopince, related 
to the hoccos and curassows. There are 7 genera 
(Aburria, Chaiiuepetes, Ortalit (or Ortalida), Piptia, Pe- 
Texan Guan (Ortalis wtula mactaZli}. 
nelope, Penelopina, Stfgnoltema), and some 40 species. The 
Texan guan, the only one which reaches the United States, 
is 'trtftlix rfttila maccttlli, known as the chachalaca. See 
also cut under Aburria, 
guana 1 (gwa'nS).n. [See iguana.'} 1. The tu- 
berculated lizard, Iguana tuberculata : same as 
iguana. 
He began whistling with all his might, to which the 
guana was wonderfully attentive. P^re Labat (trans.). 
2. The great New Zealand lizard, Hatteria 
punctata. 
guana 2 (gwii'na), n. See the extract. 
Lagetta cloth has been imported into this country [Eng- 
land] under the name of guana. Ure, Diet., III. 29. 
guanaco (gwa-na'ko), n. [Also huanaco, nua- 
naca ; 8. Amer. name.] The largest species 
Flowering Branch of Guaco (Mi&attia (.' 
of serpents, and was at one time considered a remedy for 
cholera and hydrophobia. It has also been proposed as a 
cure for cancer. 
2. The Aristolochia maxima of tropical America, 
employed as a remedy for the bites of serpents, 
guaconize (gwa'ko-mz), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
guaconized, ppr. guaconizing. [< guaco + -n- 
+ -lze.~\ To subject to the effects of guaco. 
It is stated that the Indians of Central America, after 
having guaconized themselves, i. e., taken guaco, catch 
with impunity the most dangerous snakes, which writhe 
in their hands as though touched by a hot iron. 
Encyc. Brit., XI. 228. 
guag (gu'ag), n. [Corn.] In mining, an old 
working. 
guaiac (gwi'ak), n. and a. I. . Same as guaia- 
cum, 2 and 3. 
II. a. Pertaining to or of the nature of guaia- 
cum. 
guaiacic (gwl-as'ik), a. [< gtmiac + -ic.] Per- 
taining to or obtained from guaiacum: as, 
guaiacic acid, an acid obtained from the resin 
of guaiacum. 
guaiacine (gwi'a-sin), n. [< guaiac + -ine^.] 
A non-nitrogenous vegetable principle obtained 
from the wood 
and bark of the 
Guaiacum offici- 
nale. It forms 
a yellow brittle 
mass, which has a 
sharp acid taste. 
Guaiacum (gwl'- 
a-kum),TC. [NL., 
? Sp. guayaco, 
guayacan, from 
the Haytian or 
S. Amer. native 
name.] 1. A ge- 
nus of trees and 
shrubs, of the 
order Zygophylla- 
ceai, of tropical 
and subtropical 
North America, 
including 8 species. They have pinnate leaves, blue 
or purple flowers, a 5-lobed capsular fruit, and very hard 
Guanaco (Anchfnia huanaco). 
of wild llama, Auchenia huanaco, standing near- 
ly 4 feet high at the shoulder and attaining a 
length of from 7 to 8 feet. See Auchenia. 
guanajuatite (gwa-na-hwa'tit), n. [< Guana- 
juato (see def.) + -ite 2 .] A selenide of bis- 
muth occurring in masses with fibrous struc- 
ture, resembling stibnite, found at Guanajuato 
in Mexico. Also called frenzelite. 
guango (gwang'go), n. [Native name.] The 
I'itliuolobium Saman, a leguminous tree of trop- 
ical America, the pods of which are used for 
feeding cattle. 
guaniferous (gwa-nif 'e-rus), a. [< guano + 
-ferous.~\ Yielding guano. 
guanine (gwa'nin), n. [< guano + -twe 2 .] Asub- 
stance (C^El^NeO) contained in guano. It also 
forms a constituent of the liver and pancreas of mammals, 
and has been found in the scales of some fishes, as the 
bleak. It is a white amorphous powder which combines 
with acids and bases and also with certain salts, forming 
crystalline compounds. 
guano (gwa'no), n. [Sp. guano, nuano, < Peruv. 
li uami, dung. ] 1 . A fertilizing excrement found 
on many small islands in the Southern Ocean 
and on the western coast of Africa, but chiefly 
on islands lying near the Peruvian coast. The 
Peruvian guano of commerce formerly came from the Chin- 
cha islands; but in recent years the chief sources of supply 
are Fabellon de Pica, Punta de Lobos, Huanillos, and other 
places on or near the Peruvian coast. Those islands are the 
resort of large flocks of sea-birds, and are chiefly composed 
of their excrement in a decomposed state. Guano some- 
times forms beds from 60 to 60 feet in thickness. It is an 
excellent manure, and since 1841 has been extensively 
used for that purpose. It contains much ammonium oxa- 
late and urate, with phosphates. 
guarantee 
2. A fertilizer made from fishes. See fish-ma- 
nure. 
guano (gwa'no), r. t. [< giiriini, .] To ma- 
nure with guano. 
guano-mixer (gwii'no-mik"ser), -. A device 
employed in fish-guano works for the purpose 
of thoroughly mixing the fish-scrap with min- 
eral phosphates and sulphuric acid. 
guara ' (gwa'ra), ti. Same as agimra. 
guara 2 (gwa'rii), n. [Braz.] The scarlet ibis, 
Ibis rubra or 'Jiudocimus ruber : taken as a ge- 
neric name of the scarlet and white ibises by 
Reichenbach, 1853. 
guarabu (gwa-ra'bo), . [Braz.] One of sev- 
eral species of Astronium, an anacardiaceous 
genus of large trees. The wdod is fine-grained 
and suitable for building and other purposes. 
guarana (gwa-ra'na), n. [Braz.] A paste 
prepared from the pounded seeds of Paullinia 
sorbilis, a climbing sapindaceous shrub of Bra- 
zil, which in the form of rolls or cakes is exten- 
sively used in that country for both food and 
medicine (it contains caffein), and is employed 
especially in the preparation of a refreshing 
drink. Also called guarana-bread. 
guarandt, . [< OF. guarant, garant, warant, 
warrant: see warrant, and of. guaranty.'] War- 
rant; warrantor. 
Your Majesty, having been the author and guarand of 
the Peace of Alx, . . . could with ill grace propose any 
thing to France beyond those terms, or something equiv- 
alent. Sir W. Temple, To the King, Nov. 80, 1674. 
guaranin (gwa-ra'nin), n. [< guarana + -in 2 .] 
A principle of guarana, similar to if not iden- 
tical with caffein. 
guarantee (gar-an-te'), [< OF. garantf, pp. 
of guarantor, equiv. to garantir, guarantor, war- 
rant : see warrant, ., and cf . warrantee, correl- 
ative to guarantor, after the equiv. warrantee, 
warrantor, which rest upon the verb warrant. 
In sense 3 a recent altered form of guaranty, 
with accompanying change of accent, in imi- 
tation of other legal terms like lessee, feoffee, 
etc. : see guaranty.] 1. A person to whom a 
guaranty is given : the correlative of guaran- 
tor. 
The guarantee Is entitled to receive payment, first from 
the debtor, and secondly from the guarantor. 
Daniel, On Negotiable Instruments. 
2. One who binds himself to see the stipula- 
tions or obligations of another performed ; in 
general, one who is responsible for the perform- 
ance of some act, the truth of some statement, 
etc. 
God, the great guarantee for the peace of mankind, 
where laws cannot secure it. South, Sermons. 
This was done while that Principality [Orange] was in 
the possession of the Prince of Orange, pursuant to an 
Article of the Treaty of Nimeguen, of which the King of 
England was guarantee. 
Bp. Bwrnet, Hist. Own Times, an. 1685. 
The person on whose testimony a fact is mediately re- 
ported is called the guarantee, or he on whose authority 
it rests ; and the guarantee himself may be again either 
an immediate or a mediate witness. 
K**er, tr. by Hamilton, Lectures on Logic, xxxiii. 
3. Same as guaranty. 
The English people have in their own hands a sufficient 
guarantee that in some points the aristocracy will conform 
to their wishes. 
Macaulay, Utilitarian Theory of Government. 
guarantee (gar-an-te'), '. t. [Also written guar- 
anty: see guarantee, n.] 1. To be warrant or 
surety for ; secure as an effect or consequence ; 
make sure or certain; warrant. 
The intellectual activity of the acuter intellects, how- 
ever feeble may be its immediate influence, is the great 
force which stimulates and guarantees every advance of 
the race. Leslie Stephen, Eng. Thought, i. 17. 
The aim of Descartes was, no doubt> to find absolutely 
ultimate truth and certainty, as guaranteed by the reflec- 
tive analysis of consciousness. 
I'ntch, In trod, to Descartes's Method, p. Ixxx. 
2. In law, to bind one's self that the obligation 
of another shall be performed, or that some- 
thing affecting the right of the person in whose 
favor the guaranty is made shall be done or 
shall occur. To guarantee a contract or an undertaking 
by another is to bind one's self that it shall be performed 
or carried out. To guarantee the collection of a debt is 
to bind one's self to pay it if it proves not collectible by 
ordinary means. To guarantee any subject of a business 
transaction is to make one's self legally answerable for 
its being exactly as represented : as, the seller guaranteed 
the quality of the goods; the carrier gave a bill of lading 
with the words "quantity guaranteed " (meaning that he 
stipulated to be answerable for the quantity specified, 
without any further question or dispute as to amount). 
Public treaties made under the sanction, and some of 
them guaranteed by the sovereign powers of other nations. 
Burke, On French Affairs. 
