gossypol etymology

English word gossypol comes from English -ol, Translingual Gossypium

Detailed word origin of gossypol

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ol English (eng) (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. Indicating an oily substance.
Gossypium Translingual (mul) A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cotton and related plants.
gossypol English (eng) (organic compound) Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.

Words with the same origin as gossypol

Descendants of -ol
aldol androstanol anethole archaeol caldarchaeol cannabidiol carotenol catecholamine catecholate diol dodecanol fucusol gingerol glycol hypergolically ichthyol lanolin laurinol lonchocarpol menthol mesitylol methanol neomenthol pratol sesamol
Descendants of Gossypium
gossypose