different between aromatic vs aromaticity

English

Alternative forms

• aromatick (obsolete)
• aromatique (obsolete)

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Middle French and Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ????? (ár?ma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æ.???mæt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

aromatic (comparative more aromatic, superlative most aromatic)

1. Fragrant or spicy.
2. (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
3. (organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with aromantic.

Antonyms

• (organic chemistry): aliphatic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

aromatic (plural aromatics)

1. A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
2. (organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.

Translations

Anagrams

• macrotia

Romanian

Etymology

From French aromatique, from Latin aromaticus.

Adjective

aromatic m or n (feminine singular aromatic?, masculine plural aromatici, feminine and neuter plural aromatice)

1. aromatic

Declension

Related terms

• arom?

English

Etymology

aromatic +? -ity < aroma

Noun

aromaticity (countable and uncountable, plural aromaticities)

1. The property of having an aroma.
2. (organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.

Synonyms

• aromaticness

Derived terms

• antiaromaticity
• homoaromaticity

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