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gossypol

UK/ɡɒs.ɪ.pɒl/US/ɡɑs.ɪˌpɔl/

gossypol noun: any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.

Noun

gossypol (countable and uncountable, plural gossypols)

  1. Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.

gossypol meaning in Tamil

gossypol in Tamil

பருத்தி நச்சூட்டுநோய்

Forms of gossypol

pluralgossypols

Origin of gossypol

From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) + English -ol.

Words formed from gossypol

Questions about gossypol

What does gossypol mean?
Gossypol means any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.
What is gossypol in Tamil?
Gossypol in Tamil is பருத்தி நச்சூட்டுநோய். See Gossypol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gossypol?
Gossypol is a noun.
How do you pronounce gossypol?
Gossypol is pronounced /ɡɒs.ɪ.pɒl/ (UK).
What is the plural of gossypol?
The plural of gossypol is gossypols.

Words near gossypol in the dictionary

  1. gossypiboma
  2. gossypibomas
  3. gossypine
  4. gossypitrin
  5. gossyplure
  6. gossypol
  7. gossypols
  8. gossypose
  9. gost
  10. gostan
  11. gosther

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