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Toxic vs Delphinine - What's the difference?

toxic | delphinine |

As adjectives the difference between toxic and delphinine

is that toxic is toxic while delphinine is characteristic of dolphins.

As a noun delphinine is

(organic compound) a type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the delphinium family, which can also be used medicinally.

toxic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    • Synonyms

    * poisonous * venomous

    Related terms

    * cytotoxic * toxicity * toxic shock * toxin

    References

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    delphinine

    English

    (wikipedia delphinine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the Delphinium family, which can also be used medicinally.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of dolphins