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delphinic
delphinic, a. (dɛlˈfɪnɪk) [f. L. delphīn-us dolphin: see delphin 2.] In delphinic acid, an acid discovered by Chevreuil in dolphin-oil, and afterwards in the ripe berries of the Guelder-rose; it is identical with inactive valeric acid. A salt of it is a ˈdelphinate.
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delphina
delphina, delphinate Chem.: see delphinine, delphinic.
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phocenic
phocenic, a. Chem. (fəʊˈsiːnɪk, -ˈsɛnɪk) [For *phocænic, f. Zool. L. Phōcæna (see prec.) + -ic.] Applied to an acid obtained by Chevreul in 1817, from porpoise- or dolphin-oil, originally called delphinic, and subsequently identified with valeric acid, (CH3)2.C2H3.CO2H. So ˈphocenate, a salt of phoc...
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