
• (a.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.
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Pho·cen'ic adjective [ Greek ... a porpoise.]
(Chemistry) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; - - said of an acid (called also
delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.
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