Definition of Gossypol

1. a toxic pigment [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gossypol

1. 1,1',6,6',7,7'-hexahydroxy-3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-bis(1-methylethyl)(2,2'-binaphthalene)-8,8'-dicarboxaldehyde. Poisonous pigment found in cottonseed and potentially irritating to gastrointestinal tract. Chemical name: (2,2'-Binaphthalene)-8,8'-dicarboxaldehyde, 1,1',6,6',7,7'-hexahydroxy-3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-bis(1-methylethyl)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gossypol

gossips
gossipy
gossipy
gossip columnist
gossoon
gossoons
gossypium
Gossypium
Gossypium arboreum
Gossypium barbadense
Gossypium herbaceum
Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium peruvianum
Gossypium thurberi
gossypol (current term)
gossypol (current term)
gossypols
gossypose
GOT
got
Gota Canal
gotcha
gotchas
Goteborg
goth
Goth
Gothenburg
Gothic
gothically
gothicism

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