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cotton seed — cotton seed, or, usually collectively, cottonseed cot ton*seed , n. The seed of the cotton plant. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cottonseed — cot•ton•seed [[t]ˈkɒt nˌsid[/t]] n. pl. seeds, (esp. collectively) seed. pln the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
cottonseed — cot·ton·seed (kotґən sēd) the seeds of cultivated species of Gossypium, which are sources of cottonseed oil. They are commonly made into cakes and fed to livestock, but they must first be processed to remove the toxin gossypol, which… … Medical dictionary
cottonseed — cotton seed cotton seed, or, usually collectively, cottonseed cot ton*seed , n. The seed of the cotton plant. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cottonseed oil — The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of cultivated plants of various varieties of Gossypium hirsutum or of other species of Gossypium (family Malvaceae); a solvent. * * * cot·ton·seed oil kät ən .sēd n a fatty oil that is obtained from… … Medical dictionary
cotton — The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae); used extensively in surgical dressings. [Ar. qútun] absorbent c. c. from which all fatty matter has been extracted, so that it readily takes up … Medical dictionary
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… … English syllables
