aromatic (redirected from Aromatics)

ar·o·mat·ic  (r-mtk)

adj.

1. Having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-smelling: aromatic herbs.

2. Chemistry Of, relating to, or containing one or more six-carbon rings characteristic of the benzene series and related organic groups.

n.

1. An aromatic plant or substance, such as a medication.

2. Chemistry An aromatic organic compound.

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aro·mati·cal·ly adv.

aro·matic·ness n.

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aromatic

Adjective

1. having a distinctive pleasant smell

2. Chem (of an organic compound) having an unsaturated ring of atoms, usually six carbon atoms

Noun

something, such as a plant or drug, that gives off a fragrant smell

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aromatic  (r-mtk) Relating to an organic compound containing at least one benzene ring or similar ring-shaped component. Naphthalene and TNT are aromatic compounds. Compare aliphatic.

aromatic The organic compound naphthalene is composed of two benzene rings.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aromatic - (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
	2.	aromatic - having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford redolent fragrant - pleasant-smelling

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aromatic

adjective fragrant, perfumed, spicy, savoury, pungent, balmy, redolent, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, odoriferous << OPPOSITE smelly

Translations

aromatic [ærəˈmætɪk] adj → aromático, fragante

aromatic [ærəˈmætɪk] adj → aromatique

aromatic [ærəˈmætɪk] aroma adj → aromatisch, duftend

aromatic [ærəˈmætɪk] adj → aromatico/a