Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting an acid discovered by Chevreul first in dolphin-oil and afterward in the ripe berries of the Guelder-rose. It is now known to be identical with valeric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (
Delphinium staphisagria ). - adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.
- adjective (Chem.), [Obs.] See Valeric acid, under
Valeric .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to
dolphins ;delphine .
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He was awakened by a delphinic din of ear-splitting proportions.
Carnivores of Light and Darkness Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000
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