aromatic
pronunciation
How to pronounce aromatic in British English:
UK [ˌærəˈmætɪk]
How to pronounce aromatic in American English:
US [ˌærəˈmætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings
- having a strong distinctive fragrance
Word Origin
- aromatic (adj.)
- c. 1400, aromatyk, from Middle French aromatique (14c.), from Latin aromaticus, from Greek aromatikos, from aroma (genitive aromatos) "seasoning, sweet spice," which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Aromatic herbs like lavender that could be placed in aromatherapy diffusers
- 2. His group has found hundreds of genes that encode enzymes which produce flavourings and aromatic compounds .
- 3. The green indicates the presence of complex molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons .
- 4. For lee 's money , you can 't go past the aromatic moroccan body scrub .
- 5. Where there was once tundra covered in aromatic lavender tea shrubs and the scarlet arctous plant - there is now concrete and pipelines imported from japan .