gossypol

== English == === Etymology === From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) +‎ -ol. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒs.ɪ.pɒl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑs.ɪˌpɔl/ === Noun === gossypol (countable and uncountable, plural gossypols) (biochemistry) Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gossypol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “gossypol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.