DELPHIN

Etymology

Adjective

Delphin (comparative more Delphin, superlative most Delphin)

Relating to the dauphin of France.

Etymology

Noun

delphin (uncountable)

(organic compound) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.

Synonyms

• phocenin

Source: Wiktionary


Del"phin, Del"phine, a. Etym: [See Dauphin.]

Definition: Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini).

Del"phin, n. Etym: [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.)

Definition: A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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