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Meaning of DELPHINIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See {Delphin}, n.] (Chem.)
    Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.
    {Delphinic acid}. (Chem.) See {Valeric acid}, under
       {Valeric}. [Obs.]
    
  2. \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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