aromatic
See also: aromàtic
English
Alternative forms
- aromatick (obsolete)
- aromatique (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French aromatique, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
aromatic (comparative more aromatic, superlative most aromatic)
- Fragrant or spicy.
- (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
- (organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with aromantic.
Antonyms
- (organic chemistry): aliphatic
Derived terms
- aminoaromatic
- antiaromatic
- aromatical
- aromatically
- aromatic compound
- aromaticity
- aromaticness
- aromatic vegetable
- chloroaromatic
- diaromatic
- fluoroaromatic
- haloaromatic
- heteroaromatic
- homoaromatic
- hydroaromatic
- monoaromatic
- nitroaromatic
- non-aromatic
- nonaromatic
- perchloroheteroaromatic
- perfluoroheteroaromatic
- persilaaromatic
- polyaromatic
- pseudoaromatic
- semiaromatic
- unaromatic
Translations
fragrant or spicy
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in organic chemistry
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Noun
aromatic (plural aromatics)
- A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
- (organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.
Translations
fragrant plant or spice added to flavour a dish
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