aromatic

Definitions


[ˌarəˈmatɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having a pleasant and distinctive smell
(e.g: a massage with aromatic oils)

- relating to or denoting organic compounds containing a planar unsaturated ring of atoms which is stabilized by an interaction of the bonds forming the ring, e.g. benzene and its derivatives


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aromaticus, from Greek arōmatikos, from arōma (see aroma)


[ˌarəˈmatɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a substance or plant emitting a pleasant and distinctive smell

- an aromatic compound


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aromaticus, from Greek arōmatikos, from arōma (see aroma)




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