aromatic
11aromatic — [[t]æ̱rəmæ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices. ...an evergreen shrub with deep green, aromatic leaves... An aromatic beef stew waited on the stove. Syn: fragrant …
12aromatic — aromatically, adv. aromaticness, n. /ar euh mat ik/, adj. 1. having an aroma; fragrant or sweet scented; odoriferous. 2. Chem. of or pertaining to an aromatic compound or compounds. n. 3. a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as… …
13aromatic — ar|o|mat|ic [ˌærəˈmætık] adj having a strong pleasant smell = ↑fragrant ▪ aromatic oils ▪ aromatic herbs …
14aromatic — ar|o|mat|ic [ ,ærə mætık ] adjective usually before noun an aromatic plant, substance, or food smells especially good: aromatic herbs/leaves/soap …
15aromatic — UK [ˌærəˈmætɪk] / US adjective [usually before noun] an aromatic plant, substance, or food smells especially good aromatic herbs/leaves/soap …
16aromatic — adj. Aromatic is used with these nouns: ↑herb, ↑oil, ↑smell …
17aromatic — A large family of hydrocarbon compounds based on the benzene structure. Chemists link the name aromatic to the exceptional stability that derives from the benzene structure. See: benzene …
18aromatic — An organic compound having as part of its structure a benzene ring. The term “aromatic” as used in the fragrance industry is used to describe essential oils, which are not necessarily in the chemical sense …
19aromatic — adjective 1》 having an aroma. 2》 Chemistry (of an organic compound) containing an unsaturated ring of atoms which is stabilized by an interaction of the bonds forming the ring. noun an aromatic plant, substance, or compound. Derivatives… …
20aromatic — adjective having a strong, pleasant smell: aromatic oils aromatically /kli/ adverb …
