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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An oil obtained from two species of dolphin, Delphinum phocæna and D. globiceps. It contains phocenic or isovaleric acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) See delphin.

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  • noun organic chemistry delphin

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Compare French phocénine.

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