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单词 delphinine
释义

delphininen.

/ˈdɛlfɪnʌɪn/
Etymology: < Botanical Latin Delphīnium the genus Larkspur.
Chemistry.
A highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of Delphinium Staphesagria or Stavesacre.
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1864 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 310 Delphinine produces nausea when taken internally... It is said to act on the nervous system, and is used as a remedy in chronic swellings of the glands.

Derivatives

ˈdelphia n.
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1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) II. x. 283 Of Delphia.
delˌphina n.
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1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 246 Delphina was discovered, in 1819, by MM. Lassaigne and Feneulle in the seeds of the..stavesacre.
ˈdelphine n.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 7 The chemical principle called Delphine.
delˈphinia n. and formerly
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1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 769 The active properties are due to delphinia or delphinine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

delphinineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Delphininae.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Delphininae, sub-family name (1869 or earlier) < Delphinus , genus name (see Delphinus n.) + -inae -inae suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdelphinine.
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Of the nature of a dolphin: in Zoology, of or pertaining to the Delphinīnæ or sub-family of Cetacea, containing the Dolphins and Porpoises.
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