gossypose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gossypose
< New Latin Gossyp ( ium ) genus name ( Latin gossypion, gossypinum (Pliny) cotton plant) + -ose 2
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Chemically identical with the raffinose extracted from molasses and the gossypose extracted from cotton-seeds.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris
The pulp of the seeds, after the oil is extracted, yields a sweet material called gossypose, which is dextrogyrous and has the formula C18H32O16 + 5H2O.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
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