aromatic

(ăr'ə-măt'ĭk)
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.

adjective

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

adj

Definition: distinctive smelling
Antonyms: acrid, bland, unsavory

IN BRIEF: Having a strong, pleasant smell.

The perfume counter was unusually aromatic.

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1. Any number of compounds that have an odor.
   
2. A group of chemical compounds containing a benzene ring.
   
3. In culinary arts, aromatics include those sulfuraceous foods that give intense flavor including onions, leeks, garlic, scallions, and related items. But some broaden the term aromatics to mean any flavor item including herbs, spices, other vegetables, citrus fruits, wines, and vinegars, all of which can be used to enhance the flavor and fragrance of food. See Culinary Arts.
   

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describing any organic compound characterized by one or more planar rings, each of which contains (usually) three conjugated double bonds and (4n + 2) delocalized pi-electrons, where n is a small integer. They undergo substitution reactions more readily than addition reactions. The simplest member of the class is benzene. The term was originally used to distinguish fragrant compounds from aliphatic compounds.
—aromaticity n.

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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.

For a list of words related to aromatic, see:

• Types of Food - aromatic: any of certain herbs, spices, or vegetables, such as onions, garlic, or shallots, that give off a distinctive flavor and aroma
• Smells - aromatic: (adj) having a pleasing scent or odor

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See words rhyming with "aromatic."

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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