cottonseed

cottonseed
noun Date: 1774 the seed of the cotton plant

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  • cottonseed — [kät′ nsēd΄] n. the seed of the cotton plant, from which an oil (cottonseed oil) is pressed for use in margarine, cooking oil, soap, etc …   English World dictionary

  • cottonseed — /kot n seed /, n., pl. cottonseeds, (esp. collectively) cottonseed. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil. [1785 95; COTTON + SEED] * * * ▪ seed       seed of the cotton plant, important commercially for its oil and other products.… …   Universalium

  • cottonseed — noun seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil • Hypernyms: ↑oilseed, ↑oil rich seed • Part Holonyms: ↑cotton, ↑cotton plant • Substance Meronyms: ↑cottonseed oil …   Useful english 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 — 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 — /ˈkɒtnsid/ (say kotnseed) noun (plural cottonseeds, cottonseed) the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil …  

  • cottonseed — išlukštentos vilnamedžių sėklos statusas Aprobuotas sritis pašarai apibrėžtis Vilnamedžio (Gossypium) genties augalų sėklos, nuo kurių atskirti jas dengiantys plaušai. atitikmenys: angl. cotton seed; cottonseed vok. Baumwollsaat pranc. graines de …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Cottonseed Clark — (* 12. April 1909 als S. Clark Fulks; † 9. Januar 1992) war ein US amerikanischer Country Musiker und Hörfunkmoderator. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Diskographie 2.1 Alben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cottonseed oil — A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92 .93). and is extensively used in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other oils. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cottonseed meal — A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been expressed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cottonseed meal — ☆ cottonseed meal n. hulled cottonseed ground up after the oil has been removed, used as fertilizer and fodder …   English World dictionary

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