gossypol
n. 棉子酚
例句
Remove the gossypol, however, and you'd have a cheap and abundant form of protein for everyone.
有了去除棉子酚的棉籽,你就能给大家提供廉价而充足的蛋白质了。
Gossypol, especially the (-) -gossypol, has the function of male antifertility, anti-cancer and anti-virus.
棉酚,尤其是左旋(-)棉酚,具有重要的男性抗生育、抗肿瘤、抗病毒等作用。
But get rid of all the gossypol, as plant breeders did in the 1950s, and insects will devour the defenseless cotton.
然而,上世纪五十年代的植物育种家也干过这事儿,他们把棉子酚去除了,结果昆虫就会把毫无防护能力的棉花啃个干净。