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gossypol
gos·sy·pol
[
góssə pàwl
]
noun
Definition:
male contraceptive substance:
a substance that inhibits sperm production. Source: cotton seeds.
[
Late 19th century. < modern Latin
Gossypium
< Latin
gossypion
"cotton tree"
]
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