Aromatic

Definition: Aromatic

Aromatic

Adjective

1. Having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford.

Date "aromatic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Specialty Definition: Aromatic

Domain	Definition
Chemistry	An organic compound containing a ring of carbon atoms, usually unsaturated, such as a benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, acenaphthylene, etc. ring. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture	Term applied to wine with a very pronounced aroma, usually made from grapes with aromatic flavour and aroma such as the muscats. Source: European Union. (references)
	A)describes the attribute of pure substances or mixtures which when tasted produce the sensations known as aroma; b)describes the products which when examined directly via the nose produce sensations of fragrance and freshness. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	Having a spicy odour. (references)
Weather	Applied to a group of hydrocarbons and their derivatives characterized by the presence of the benzene ring. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Aromatic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In chemistry, an aromatic molecule is one in which electrons are free to cycle around circular arrangements of atoms, which are alternately singly and doubly bonded to one another. Molecules which are not aromatic are said to be aliphatic.

Aromaticity was discovered by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz in benzene.

See also aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic compound.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aromatic."

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Synonym: Aromatic

Synonym: redolent (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Aromatic

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Bitterness	Angostura aromatic bitters.
Sensibility	Die of a rose in aromatic pain; touch to the quick; touch on the raw, touch a raw nerve.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Aromatic

English words defined with "aromatic": Aromatic vinegar. (references)

Specialty definitions using "aromatic": 2-Acetylaminofluorene ♦ 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene ♦ aniline point, Anthracenes, Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases, aromatics, Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases, Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase, Arylformamidase, Arylsulfonates, Arylsulfonic Acids ♦ Biogenic Amines, BON-pigment ♦ Carboxylic Acids, CEDRELLA ODORATA, Chymotrypsin, Condiments, co-solvent, coupling agent, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 ♦ Epoxide Hydrolases ♦ Glutathione Transferase, green anise, guaiacol ♦ herbal extract for vermouth, Heterocyclic Compounds with 4 or More Rings, Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring, Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring, Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring, Hydrocarbons, Cyclic, HYPTIS SUAVELOENS ♦ Metallothionein ♦ p-Azobenzenearsonate, PECTIS, PECTIS ELONGATA, PEPEROMIA GLAIOIDES, Phenylethyl Alcohol, POLYMNIA PYRAMIDALIS, POLYMNIA RIPARIA ♦ Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon ♦ Santa Maria, sealing-wax wood, seed of anise, SIPARUNA NICARAGUENSIS, Sphingomonas, Spices, spignut ♦ Tachykinins, Tropolone ♦ vermouth essence. (references)

Etymologies containing "aromatic": Aromatous ♦ Pimento. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Aromatic" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Romanian (balmy, flavored, flavoured, fragrant).

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Modern Usage: Aromatic

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	At least this is better than my old job - changing those aromatic urinal cakes. (Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend; writing credit: T.G. Baker; David Manning)
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Commercial Usage: Aromatic

Domain	Title
References	Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The World Market for Vermouth and Similar Wines Made from Fresh Grapes Flavored with Plants or Aromatic Substances: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Crabtree & Evelyn Fragrant Herbal: Enhancing Your Life with Aromatic Herbs and Essential Oils (reference) Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: The Complete Guide to the Use of Aromatic Oils in Aromatherapy, Herbalism, Health and Well Being (reference) Heaven Scent: Aromatic Gifts to Make, Send, and Keep (reference) Low-Fat Indian Cooking: Deliciously Aromatic Dishes for Healthy Eating (Contemporary Kitchen) (reference) Madhur Jaffrey's Spice Kitchen: Fifty Recipes Introducing Indian Spices and Aromatic Seeds (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Aromatic for the People [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Braun KSM2-BLK Aromatic Coffee Grinder, Black (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Aromatic

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Bayberry - Myrica pensylvanica. Early colonists boiled the berries and made aromatic candles from the wax. The berries are still used as components of candles. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).		Small-fruit geneticist Stan Hokanson displays several elite wild strawberries collected by collaborators. The small, highly aromatic berries (left) are from plants collected in Alberta, Canada. The larger berries are from a type collected in Alaska that may prove to be cold hardy. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
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Use in Literature: Aromatic

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	There was in fact something aromatic in the opinions of these venerable groups, and their ideas smelt of Indian herbs.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Aromatic

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		China imports over 80 kinds of raw materials and intermediates, of which 6 are inorganic materials, 28 are organic materials and intermediates in aliphatic series, 45 are aromatic organic materials and intermediates, and one is an organo-aluminum intermediate. (references)
Economic History	Venezuela	Total projected investment in fertilizer, olefins and aromatic plants for the period 1999-2009 exceeds $8.5 billion. (references)
	Somalia	Aromatic woods--frankincense and myrrh--from a small and diminishing forest area also contribute to the country's exports. (references)
	South Africa	A significant portion of the balance of basic chemical imports is for aromatic organic chemicals such as terephthalic acid. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Aromatic

"Aromatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.98% of the time. "Aromatic" is used about 297 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	97.98%	291	17,055
Noun (proper)	2.02%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	297	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Aromatic

Country	Name
Japan	Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd.
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Aromatic

Expressions using "aromatic": angostura aromatic bitters ♦ aromatic aster ♦ aromatic compound ♦ aromatic herb ♦ aromatic herbs ♦ aromatic plant ♦ aromatic vinegar ♦ aromatic wood ♦ Chinese aromatic Qigong ♦ detection of effluent aromatic dead stuff ♦ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ♦ polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "aromatic": aromatic-aromatic, Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases.
	Ending with "aromatic": amino-aromatic.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aromatic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
aromatic	35	votivo aromatic candle	4
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	22	aromatic diffuser	4
aromatic oil	21	aromatic compound halogenation	3
aromatic cedar	19	aromatic compound polycyclic	3
aromatic herb	16	aromatic solvent	3
aromatic hydrocarbons	14	aromatic hydrocarbon	3
aromatic plant	14	aromatic cedar oil	3
aromatic compound	10	ammonia aromatic spirit	2
aromatic compound gas natural polycyclic	9	aromatic flowering shrub	2
aromatic candle	7	aromatic gift	2
aromatic product	7	aromatic scent	2
aromatic red cedar	6	aromatic electrophilic substitution	2
aromatic hydrocarbons polynuclear	5	anthracene aromatic concentration hydrocarbons polycyclic	2
aromatic medicinal plant	5	aromatic elixir	2
aromatic chemical	5	aromatic bitters	2
aromatic body creator gel shiseido	5	amino acid aromatic	2
aromatic hydrocarbons pah polycyclic soil	5	alcohol aromatic	2
anti aromatic aromatic compound	4	aromatic pipe tobacco	2
aromatic photo	4	aromatic flower	2
aromatic hydrocarbons polycyclic structure	4	aromatic backwoods sweet	2
		aromatic hydrocarbons synthesis	2
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Modern Translation: Aromatic

Language		Translations for "aromatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏فواح (fragrant, redolent), ‏عطري (essential, odorous). (various references)

Chinese		芳香 (Aroma, Aromas, Aromatical). (various references)

Czech		aromatický (odorous, spicy), vonný (balmy, fragrant, odorous, redolent), kořenný. (various references)

Danish		aromatisk. (various references)

Dutch		aromatisch (fragrant, nutty), geurig (fragrant, good-smelling, nutty). (various references)

Esperanto		aroma (fragrant, nutty). (various references)

Farsi		معطر (Nutty, Redolent, Scented, Spicy), گیاه خوشبو, خوشبو (Rosy, Scented), بودار (Redolent, Smelly). (various references)

Finnish		aromikas, aromaattinen yhdiste (aromatic compound), aromaattinen. (various references)

French		aromatique. (various references)

German		aromatisch (fragrant, nutty, Savory, savoury). (various references)

Greek		αρωματικός (fragrant). (various references)

Hebrew		ארומתי, בשים (delicious, flavoured, fragrant). (various references)

Hungarian		aromás vegyület, aromás. (various references)

Indonesian		aromatis, aromatik, berbau harum. (various references)

Italian		aromatico (spicy). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		芳しい (fragrant, savory, sweet). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ほう�"うざい, ほうれつ (a battery, barrage, battery, heroic deed, outstanding achievement), か�"ばしい (fragrant, savory, sweet), いくいくたる (diffusing of aroma, flourishing, teeming with culture), �"うばしい (fragrant, savory, sweet). (various references)

Korean		향기로운 (Aromatical, fragrant, Odoriferous). (various references)

Manx		jeih-hoaral, cooraght (fragrance). (various references)

Papiamen		aromátiko (fragrant, nutty). (various references)

Pig Latin		aromaticay

Portuguese		aromático (flavored, flavoured, fragrant, odoriferous, redolent). (various references)

Romanian		aromat (flavored, flavorous, flavorsome, flavoured, flavoursome, fragrant, nectareous, spice, spicy), parfumat (balmy, flavorous, odoriferous, redolent, scented, spicy). (various references)

Russian		ароматичный (fragrant, nutty), ароматический (fragrant, nutty). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		aromatičan, mirisan (deodorant, flavored, flavoured, fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, redolent, savory, savoury, scented, smelling), mirišljav (fragrant, odoriferous, savory, savoury, smelling). (various references)

Spanish		aromático. (various references)

Swedish		aromatisk. (various references)

Thai		พืชหรือยาที่มีกลิ่นหอม, ที่มีกลิ่มหอม. (various references)

Turkish		aromatik (racy), kokulu (balsamic, fragrant, nosey, nosy, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, redolent, Savory, savoury, scented, spiced, spicy), güzel kokulu (fragrant, nosey, nosy, odoriferous, redolent). (various references)

Turkmen		ysly, hoюboя (fragrant). (various references)

Ukrainian		запашний (balmy, nectareous, odorant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, racy, sweet), ароматична речовина, ароматичний, пахучий (odorant, odoriferous, odorous, savoury, smelling). (various references)

Vietnamese		thơm (balmily, balmy, balsam, perfumed, sweet-scented). (various references)

Welsh		persawrus, peraroglaidd, pe+r (delicious, luscious, sweet). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Aromatic

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	condita, condite, conditorum, conditum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Aromatic

Derivations
	Words beginning with "aromatic": aromatically, aromaticities, aromaticity, aromatics. (additional references)
	Words ending with "aromatic": nonaromatic. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Aromatic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aaromatic, arimatic, Arjomari, Armato, arobatic, aromatica, aromaticity, aromaticum, arotmatic, Asomatos, atomatic, cromatici, ergomatic, mavromati, Rogatica, romitic, tromatic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Aromatic"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "aromatic" (pronounced e'ruma"tik)
7	-r u m a" t i k	diagrammatic, dramatic, melodramatic, programmatic.
6	-u m a" t i k	asymptomatic, automatic, axiomatic, cinematic, diplomatic, emblematic, idiomatic, mathematic, problematic, psychosomatic, schematic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic, undiplomatic.
5	-m a" t i k	asthmatic, charismatic, climatic, dogmatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, rheumatic, thematic, traumatic.
4	-a" t i k	acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic.
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Anagrams: Aromatic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-m-o-r-t"
	-1 letter: acromia, marcato.
	-2 letters: amrita, amtrac, aortic, atomic, tamari, tarmac.
	-3 letters: acari, actor, amort, aorta, aroma, atria, carat, carom, coati, coria, macro, maria, micra, micro, moira, ratio, riata, taroc, tiara, toric, triac.
	-4 letters: acta, airt, amia, amir, arco, aria, atma, atom, cart, ciao, coat, coir, coma, corm, cram, iota, maar, mair, marc, mart, mica, moat.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-m-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: amaurotic, aromatics.
	+2 letters: achromatic, camorrista, crematoria, lacrimator, maceration, machinator, masticator, morganatic.
	+3 letters: achromatism, achromatize, aromaticity, calumniator, carcinomata, comparatist, comparative, demarcation, emancipator, lacrimation, lacrimators, macerations, machinators, masticators, masticatory, nonaromatic, nondramatic, reclamation.
	+4 letters: achromatisms, achromatized, achromatizes, aeromagnetic, antiromantic, apochromatic, aromatically, astronomical, calumniators, camphorating, commissariat, comparatists, comparatives, contaminator, demarcations, emancipators, intracompany, lacrimations, melodramatic, metaphorical, metathoracic, microanalyst, microanatomy, microhabitat, monodramatic, mycobacteria, overdramatic, panchromatic, paronomastic, proclamation, programmatic, racemization, ramification, reclamations, romantically, sarcomatosis, timocratical, tragicomical.
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