(organic chemistry) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.

A female given name from French.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.

Relating to the dauphin of France.

Relating to dolphins; delphine.

(dated) valeric acid

(astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers. / (countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.

plural of delphinium

(organic chemistry) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.