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gossypol (iou)



gossypol noun. L19.
[from mod. Latin Gossypium genus name of the cotton-plant, from Latin gossypinum, -pion cotton-plant (ult. origin unkn.): see -OL.]
Chemistry. A toxic crystalline phenolic compound, C30H30O8, present in cottonseed oil.