Phocenic

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

  phocenic \pho*cen"ic\ (f[-o]*s[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. fw`kaina a
     porpoise.] (Chem.)
     Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of
     an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be
     identical with valeric acid. --Watts.
     [1913 Webster]