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aromatic

American  
[ar-uh-mat-ik] / ˌær əˈmæt ɪk /

adjective

  1. having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.

  2. Chemistry. of or relating to an aromatic compound or compounds.

noun

  1. a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.

  2. aromatic compound.

aromatic British  
/ ˌærəˈmætɪk /

adjective

  1. having a distinctive, usually fragrant smell

  2. (of an organic compound) having an unsaturated ring containing alternating double and single bonds, esp containing a benzene ring; exhibiting aromaticity Compare aliphatic

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noun

  1. something, such as a plant or drug, giving off a fragrant smell

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aromatic Scientific  
/ ăr′ə-măt′ĭk /

  1. Relating to an organic compound containing at least one benzene ring or similar ring-shaped component. Naphthalene and TNT are aromatic compounds.

  2. Compare aliphatic

Other Word Forms

  • aromatically adverb
  • aromaticness noun
  • nonaromatic adjective
  • nonaromatically adverb
  • unaromatic adjective
  • unaromatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of aromatic

1325–75; Middle English aromatyk (< Middle French ) < Late Latin arōmaticus < Greek arōmatikós. See aroma, -ic

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