aromaticity

[ ar-uh-muh-tis-i-tee, uh-roh-muh- ]

noun

the quality or state of beingaromatic.
Chemistry. the property of being or resembling any of the aromatic compounds.

Origin of aromaticity

aromatic + -ity

Words Nearby aromaticity

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aromatase inhibitor
aromatherapy
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aromatic compound
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aromatization
aromatize
Aron
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British Dictionary definitions for aromaticity

aromaticity

/ (əˌrəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

the property of certain planar cyclic conjugated molecules, esp benzene, of behaving like unsaturated molecules and undergoing substitution reactions rather than addition as a result of delocalization of electrons in the ring
the quality or state of having an aroma

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