See Also: delphinine(medicine)
delphinine(dictionary)

orbivirus (iou) and delphinine (medicine)


orbivirus (iou)



orbivirus noun. L20.
[from Latin orbis ring, circle (from the shape of the capsomeres) + VIRUS.]
Biology. Any of a group of arthropod-borne RNA viruses which cause disease chiefly in mammals and are similar to reoviruses.

delphinine (medicine)


delphinine
<chemistry> A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colourless amorphous powder.

Origin: Cf. F. Delphinine.

Source: Websters Dictionary