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Aconital
Aconital Ac`o*ni"tal, a. Of the nature of aconite.
Aconite
Aconite Ac"o*nite, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.
Aconitia
Aconitia Ac`o*ni"ti*a, n. (Chem.) Same as Aconitine.
Aconitic
Aconitic Ac`o*nit"ic, a. (Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, ?, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid.
Aconitic
Aconitic Ac`o*nit"ic, a. Of or pertaining to aconite.
Aconitine
Aconitine A*con"i*tine, n. (Chem.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.
Aconitum
Aconitum Ac`o*ni"tum, n. [L. See Aconite.] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder. --Shak.
Aconitum ferox
Bikh Bikh, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.
Aconitum Lycoctonum
Wolfsbane Wolfs"bane`, n. (Bot.) A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite.
Aconitum lycoctonum
Acolyctine Ac`o*lyc"tine, n. [From the name of the plant.] (Chem.) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum. --Eng. Cyc.
Aconitum napellus
Aconite Ac"o*nite, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.
Anthraconite
Anthraconite An*thrac"o*nite, n. [See Anthracite.] (Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.
Melaconite
Melaconite Me*lac"o*nite, n. [Gr. me`las black + ? dust.] (Min.) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.
R aconitifolius
Ranunculus Ra*nun`cu*lus, n.; pl. E. Ranunculuses, L. Ranunculi. [L., a little frog, a medicinal plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to roar.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi (R. Asiaticus, R. aconitifolius, etc.) in which the flowers are double and of various colors.
Winter aconite
Aconite Ac"o*nite, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.

Meaning of Aconit from wikipedia

- ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Aconit (meaning Aconite): The French corvette Aconit, of the Free French Forces, which dispatched two...
- Aconit was a unique frigate built for the French Navy during the Cold War, in commission from 1973 until 1997. She was named after the corvette Aconit...
- Aconit (formerly HMS Aconite) was one of the nine Flower-class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces. During World War II, she...
- Aconit is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy. Initially to be named Jauréguiberry, she is now the fourth French vessel named after the...
- main radar. Three of the French Navy frigates (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) were selected to receive mid-life upgrades extending their useful service...
- trials as of late 2024) Three La Fayette class (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) warships have been upgraded, with the incorporation of a hull-mounted sonar...
- Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom French frigate Aconit, named after the corvette Aconit of the Free French Navy, with Free French naval jack 2...
- ORP Burza and ORP Garland and the corvettes HMS Narcissus and FNFL ships Aconit, Renoncule and Roselys. The group was backed by the escort carrier USS Bogue...
- Frequency (VLF) sonar. The ships are an enlarged version of the frigate Aconit. They have two shaft steam turbine machinery and a double hangar for two...
- the Hunt-class destroyer La Combattante and the Flower-class corvette Aconit. The FNFL suffered their first loss when the patrol boat Poulmic hit a mine...