Aromatic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.
     aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.]
     Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy;
     strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Aromatic compound} (Chem.), one of a large class of organic
        substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen,
        and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which
        have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most
        important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived
        from the benzene group, {C6H6}. The term is extended also
        to many of their derivatives.
  
     {Aromatic vinegar}. See under {Vinegar}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([a^]r`[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n.
     A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant
     smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger,
     cinnamon, spices.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aromatic
       adj 1: (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more
              benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound"
       2: having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were
          more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: {redolent}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "aromatic":
     ambrosial, balmy, effluvious, essenced, flowery, fragrant, fruity,
     incense-breathing, malodorous, musky, odorant, odorate, odored,
     odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, pungent, redolent, savory,
     scented, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, sweet,
     sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous