The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) Any compound which exhibits aromaticity.
WordNet
n. a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds
Usage examples of "aromatic compound".
The produc- tion of each aromatic compound may be influenced by many genes.
Here, under nearly three times Earth's gravity, the molecules were forced to assemble in strict aliphatic order, but in cross section their arrangement was hexagonal, as though the stuff would become an aromatic compound if only it could.
Here, under nearly three times Earths gravity, the molecules were forced to assemble in strict aliphatic order, but in cross section their arrangement was hexagonal, as though the stuff would become an aromatic compound if only it could.