aromatize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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(tr) to make aromatic
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to convert (an aliphatic compound) to an aromatic compound
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aromatize
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin arōmatizāre < Greek arōmatízein to spice. See aroma, -ize
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The fragrant perfume of the flowers, Exuding in the summer hours, E'en as the altar's incense rare Disseminated through the air, May never reach the azure skies, Yet can the earth aromatize.
From Mountain idylls, and Other Poems by King, Alfred Castner
An almost imponderable quantity of this essential oil will suffice to aromatize a gallon of water.
Is it fraudulent to aromatize, alcoholize, and water wines?
From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
"The ancients," says Burnett, "employed the flowers and the leaves to aromatize their baths, and to give a sweet scent to water in which they washed; hence the generic name of the plant, Lavandula."
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Then put the same quantity of ants as before; do this three times, then aromatize the spirit with cinnamon.
From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by Davenport, John
Varying degrees of bitterness can be found in vermouths and many other aromatized wines, such as Byrrh, Cocchi Americano and Bonal.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2016
Until, that is, the chemical industry started pumping out hundreds of substances containing such aromatized rings, which the estrogen receptor unwittingly bound.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2012
The oestrogen receptor achieves this by binding substances that contain a chemical structure called an aromatized A ring.
From Nature ● Mar. 21, 2012
The estrogen receptor achieves this by binding substances that contain a chemical structure called an aromatized A ring.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2012
A fine spray aromatized with saffron fell from the friezes above in imperceptible mist, at once cooling and purifying the air.
From One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules by Gautier, Th?ophile
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