Delphinic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See {Delphin}, n.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.
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     {Delphinic acid}. (Chem.) See {Valeric acid}, under
        {Valeric}. [Obs.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of
     the genus.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically,
     relating to the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}).
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