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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings;
- Example: "an aromatic organic compound"

2. having a strong pleasant odor;
- Example: "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford
[syn: aromatic, redolent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See Aroma.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. [1913 Webster] Aromatic compound (Chem.), one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, C6H6. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives. Aromatic vinegar. See under Vinegar. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([a^]r`[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n. A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aromatic adj 1: (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound" 2: having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: aromatic, redolent]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "aromatic": ambrosial, balmy, effluvious, essenced, flowery, fragrant, fruity, incense-breathing, malodorous, musky, odorant, odorate, odored, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, pungent, redolent, savory, scented, smellful, smelling, smellsome, smelly, spicy, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous