英语词汇“phocenic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	phocenic
释义	phocenic, a. Chem.\|fəʊˈsiːnɪk, -ˈsɛnɪk\| [For phocænic, f. Zool. L. Phōcæna* (see prec.) + -ic.] Applied to an acid obtained by Chevreul in 1817, from porpoise- or dolphin-oil, originally called delphinic, and subsequently identified with valeric acid, (CH₃)₂.C₂H₃.CO₂H. So ˈphocenate, a salt of phocenic acid; ˈphocenil, ˈphocenin, glyceryl valerate, or trivalerin, C₃H₅(C₅H₉O₂)₃ = delphin n. 2. 1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 234/2 When this oil is saponified, it yields..a peculiar volatile acid..termed phocenic acid.Ibid., The phocenate of baryta forms efflorescent prismatic crystals.Ibid., Phocenine is a peculiar fatty substance contained in the oil of certain species of porpoise.c1865Letheby in Circ. Sc. I. 99/1 Many of the animal oils..contain a volatile fat, which gives them their peculiar odour. In..whale and seal oils, this is called phocenine.
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