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Definition of: aromatic
(ar′ə·mat′ik) adjective
1. Having an aroma; fragrant; spicy.
2. Chem. Pertaining to a group of hydrocarbon compounds of the closed-ring formation and derived chiefly from benzene, as naphthalene: distinguished from aliphatic. Also ar′o·mat′i·cal.
—noun
1. Any vegetable or drug of agreeable odor.
2. An aromatic chemical compound.
—ar′o·mat′i·cal·ly adverb
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