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aromatic

adj
/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/UK/ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/US/ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

  1. derived from ἄρωμα
  2. derived from aromaticus
  3. derived from aromatique

Definitions

  1. Fragrant or spicy.

    • aromatic herbs
    • aromatic taste
    • Beautifully adorned in tuxedo black with brilliant white stripes or spots, skunks are known mainly for their aromatic properties, but they are also efficient predators of insects and other small game.

  2. Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.

  3. Derived from benzene.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

    2. Any aromatic compound.

The neighborhood

  • antonymaliphaticantonym(s) of “organic chemistry”

Derived

aminoaromatic, antiaromatic, aramid, arene, aromatical, aromatically, aromatic compound, aromatic duck, aromatic ginger, aromaticity, aromaticness, aromatic rice, aromatic vegetable, aryl, chloroaromatic, diaromatic, fluoroaromatic, haloaromatic, heteroaromatic, homoaromatic, hydroaromatic, monoaromatic, nitroaromatic, nonaromatic, non-aromatic, perchloroheteroaromatic, perfluoroheteroaromatic, persilaaromatic, polyaromatic, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, pseudoaromatic, semiaromatic, triaromatic, unaromatic

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