delphinine

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noun

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

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delphinia
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Meanings

noundelphinine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.

    Synonyms: delphinia

adjectivedelphinine (comparative more delphinine, superlative most delphinine)

comparative more delphinine · superlative most delphinine

  1. Characteristic of dolphins

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally.

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delphinia
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delphinia

Origin

From Delphinium + -ine.

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APA

delphinine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinine

MLA

“delphinine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delphinine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinine.

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