AROMATIC
aromatic, redolent
(adjective) having a strong pleasant odor; “the pine woods were more redolent”- Jean Stafford
aromatic
(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aromatic (comparative more aromatic, superlative most aromatic)
Fragrant or spicy.
(organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.
Usage notes
• Not to be confused with aromantic.
Antonyms
• (organic chemistry): aliphatic
Noun
aromatic (plural aromatics)
A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
(organic compound) Any aromatic compound.
Anagrams
• macrotia
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`o*mat"ic, Ar`o*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. aromaticus, Gr. aromatique.
See Aroma.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-
scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. 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.
Ar`o*mat"ic, n.
Definition: A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell,
and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon spices.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition