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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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