Aromatic
[ærə'mætɪk] or [,ærə'mætɪk]
Definition
(adj.) having a strong pleasant odor; 'the pine woods were more redolent'- Jean Stafford .
(adj.) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; 'an aromatic organic compound' .
Checker: Zachariah--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Aromatical
(n.) A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices.
Typist: Zamenhof
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fragrant, redolent, balmy, spicy, odoriferous, aromatous, ambrosial, high-scented, strong-scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See FRAGRANCE]
Typist: Rachel
Examples
- Suppose you let her have your aromatic vinegar; I always forget to have mine filled. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- From the Middle West and Eastern states comes the matchless white clover honey, basswood and the dark aromatic buckwheat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The liquid is a combination of organic materials with an aromatic odor and high specific gravity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The tea was hot and aromatic, there were delicious little sandwiches of cucumber and of caviare, and winy cakes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Egyptian em balmers relied on the preservative properties of common salt, wine, aromatics, myrrh, cassia, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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