Phocenin

2 definitions found

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

  phocenin \pho*ce"nin\ (f[-o]*s[=e]"n[i^]n), n. [Cf. F.
     phoc['e]nine.] (Chem.)
     See {Delphin}.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Delphin \Del"phin\, n. [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.)
     A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the
     porpoise; -- called also {phocenin}.
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