different between aromatic vs coronene

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

Noun

coronene (countable and uncountable, plural coronenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring. Coronene has the molecular formula C₂₄H₁₂
2. any derivative of this compound

Synonyms

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• superbenzene
• circumbenzene
• hexabenzobenzene
• (6)circulene / 6-circulene / [6]circulene

Hypernyms

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• circulene (a ring composed of fused benzene rings)

Derived terms

• hexabenzocoronene
• dodecabenzocoronene
• circumcoronene

Coordinate terms

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• graphene (a large flat sheet composed of fused benzene rings)
• benzene (the benzoid molecule that would fill the hollow center of coronene)
• kekulene (the benzoid molecule that would encompass coronene, as its hollow center)
• circumcoronene (the benzoid molecule that would result if coronene were wrapped by another complete ring of fused benzene rings)

Translations

See also

• carpathite (a mineral composed of coronene)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Coronene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “coronene”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.