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gossypol definition

gos·sy·pol (gäs′ə pôl, -pōl′)

noun

a toxic, phenolic pigment, CHO, in cotton plants: it inhibits sperm production and is used experimentally as a male contraceptive

Etymology: Ger < ModL Gossypium, genus name of cotton + -ol, -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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