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Dictionary: ar·o·mat·ic   (ăr'ə-măt'ĭk) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-smelling: aromatic herbs.
  2. Chemistry. Of, relating to, or containing one or more six-carbon rings characteristic of the benzene series and related organic groups.
n.
  1. An aromatic plant or substance, such as a medication.
  2. Chemistry. An aromatic organic compound.
aromatically ar'o·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
aromaticness ar'o·mat'ic·ness n.
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n. Any of various plants, herbs and spices (such as bay leaf, ginger or parsley) that impart a lively fragrance and flavor to food and drink.

 
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adjective

    Having a pleasant odor: fragrant, redolent. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.

 
Antonyms: aromatic
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adj

Definition: distinctive smelling
Antonyms: acrid, bland, unsavory


 
Veterinary Dictionary: aromatic
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1. having a spicy fragrance.
2. a stimulant, spicy medicine.
3. denoting a compound containing a resonance-stabilized ring, e.g. benzene or naphthalene.

  • a. diamidines — some are useful babesiocides, e.g. imidocarb, amicarbalide, phenamidine.
  • a. organic arsenicals — includes thiacetarsamide, arsphencomplexamine, arsanilic acid, roxarsone, nitarsone.
 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having a strong, pleasant smell.

pronunciation The perfume counter was unusually aromatic.

 
Translations: Aromatic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aromatisk, vellugtende, velsmagende
n. - aromastof, duftstof, smagsstof

Nederlands (Dutch)
geurig, aromatisch, aromastof

Français (French)
adj. - aromatique
n. - aromate

Deutsch (German)
adj. - duftend, aromatisch
n. - aromatische Substanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρωματικός, ευωδιαστός

Italiano (Italian)
aromatico, fragrante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aromático, fragrante, odorífero

Русский (Russian)
душистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aromático, fragante, oloroso
n. - sustancia de agradable aroma, fragancia u olor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - aromatisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
芳香的, 芳香族的, 馨香的, 芳香植物, 芳香药物, 芳香剂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 芳香的, 芳香族的, 馨香的
n. - 芳香植物, 芳香藥物, 芳香劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 향기로운, 방향성의
n. - 방향 식물[제]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 香りの高い, 芳しい, 芳香のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عطري, قوي الرائحه, نبات أو دوا عطري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניחוחי, ריחני, ארומתי‬
n. - ‮חומרים המפיקים ריח ניחוח‬


 
 

 

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