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gossypol

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gos·sy·pol  (gs-pôl, -pl, -pl)
n.
A toxic pigment, C30H30O8, obtained from cottonseed oil and detoxified by heating, that has been experimentally shown to inhibit sperm production.
[New Latin Gossypium, genus name (from Latin gossypion, cotton plant) + -ol.]
gossypol [ˈgɒsɪˌpɒl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a toxic crystalline pigment that is a constituent of cottonseed oil
[from Modern Latin gossypium cotton plant + -ol1]


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Seed processors remove gossypol from cottonseed oil.
Toxin buster: new technique makes cottonseeds edible by Brownlee, C. / Science News
Moths developed on cotton will contain gossypol, a chemical found in cotton, in its system, says J.
Cotton Journal by Henderson, Pam / Farm Journal
In the 1970s, a trial involving more than 8,000 Chinese men who were given gossypol showed that the drug was well tolerated by most; however up to 10% of users had undesirable side effects, including hypokalemia and irreversibility of the contraceptive effect.
Current contraceptive research. (Special Report) by Gabelnick, Henry L. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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