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gossypetin

noun
gos·​syp·​e·​tin | \ gäˈsipÉ™tᵊn\
plural -s

Definition of gossypetin

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

History and Etymology for gossypetin

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

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