| gossipry | 1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy. 2. Idle talk; gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gossipy | Full of, or given to, gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gossypium | <botany> A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. Herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these. Origin: NL, fr. L. Gossypion, gossipion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gossypol | <chemical> 1,1',6,6',7,7'-hexahydroxy-3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-bis(1-methylethyl)(2,2'-binaphthalene)-8,8'-dicarboxaldehyde. Poisonous pigment found in cottonseed and potentially irritating to gastrointestinal tract. Chemical name: (2,2'-Binaphthalene)-8,8'-dicarboxaldehyde, 1,1',6,6',7,7'-hexahydroxy-3,3'-dimethyl-5,5'-bis(1-methylethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| gossypose | <biochemistry, plant biology> A nonreducing trisaccharide found in sugar beet and many seeds, consisting of the disaccharide sucrose bearing a D galactosyl residue linked _(1-6) to its glucose group. (18 Nov 1997) |