gossypol

gos sy pol |ˈgäsəˌpôl, -ˌpäl ˈɡɑsəpɔl | ▶noun Chemistry a toxic crystalline compound present in cottonseed oil. [A polycyclic phenol; chem. formula: C 30 H 30 O 8. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gossypium (genus name ), from Latin gossypinum, -pion ‘cotton plant ’ (of unknown origin ) + -ol .

gossypol

gossypol |ˈgɒsɪpɒl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a toxic crystalline compound present in cotton-seed oil. ●A polycyclic phenol; chem. formula: C 30 H 30 O 8. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gossypium (genus name ), from Latin gossypinum, -pion ‘cotton plant ’ (of unknown origin ) + -ol .