Word: gossypols
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: go
ssy
pols
Definition: Plural of gossypol. Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.
Morphemes:
Affix: gossypol
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gossypium
Language: la
Decoded: gossypium
Meaning: cotton
Affix: -ol
Language: en
Decoded: -ol
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An alcohol or phenol.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.