n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A salt of saccharonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Saccharin + lactone. ] (Chem.)
a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone