gossypetin

noun

gos·​syp·​e·​tin

gäˈsipətᵊn

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline flavone pigment C₁₅H₁₀O₈ occurring in cotton flowers and obtained by hydrolysis of gossypin and gossypitrin; 8-hydroxy-quercetin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary gossypin + -etin (as in quercetin)

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