gossypol noun.
['gɒsɪpɒl] 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, C
30H
30O
8, present in cottonseed oil.
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