释义 |
delphinic, a.|dɛlˈfɪnɪk| [f. L. delphīn-us dolphin: see delphin 2.] In delphinic acid, an acid discovered by Chevreuil in dolphin-oil, and afterwards in the ripe berries of the Guelder-rose; it is identical with inactive valeric acid. A salt of it is a ˈdelphinate. |