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aromatic

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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.

aro·mati·cal·ly adv.
aro·matic·ness n.

aromatic [ˌærəˈmætɪk]
adj
1. having a distinctive, usually fragrant smell
2. (Chemistry) (of an organic compound) having an unsaturated ring containing alternating double and single bonds, esp containing a benzene ring; exhibiting aromaticity Compare aliphatic
n
something, such as a plant or drug, giving off a fragrant smell
aromatically  adv

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.
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aromatic
The organic compound naphthalene is composed of two benzene rings.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
fragrant - pleasant-smelling

aromatic
adjective fragrant, perfumed, spicy, savoury, pungent, balmy, redolent, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, odoriferous a shrub with aromatic leaves
rank, offensive, foul, stinking, smelly, reeking, acrid, fetid, foul-smelling, bad-smelling, malodorous, noisome, whiffy (Brit. slang), niffy (Brit. slang), olid
Translations
aromatic [ˌærəʊˈmætɪk] ADJaromático
aromatic [ˌærəˈmætɪk] adj [oil, herb, plant] → aromatique
aromatic
aromatic [ˌærəʊˈmætɪk] adjaromatico/a


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The heavy smell was replaced by the smell of aromatic vinegar, which Kitty with pouting lips and puffed-out, rosy cheeks was squirting through a little pipe.
There is likewise an undergrowth of aromatic shrubs, creepers, and clambering vines, that render the forests almost impenetrable; together with berries of various kinds, such as gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, both red and yellow, very large and finely flavored whortleberries, cranberries, serviceberries, blackberries, currants, sloes, and wild and choke cherries.
At night time she sang or played with the windows open, Wingrave himself out of sight under the cedar trees, whose perfume filled with aromatic sweetness the still night air.
 
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