(n) an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective, Syn.Cordarone
(n) a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight, Syn.Bart, Example: since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.
n. [ L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. 'a`saron ] (Chem.) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europæum; -- called also camphor of asarum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Baron + -et. ] A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a lesser baron, was in use long before. “Baronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'” Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Saccharin + lactone. ] (Chem.) (a) A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid. (b) An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate. [ 1913 Webster ]
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