different between aromatic vs xanthone

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

xanthone (countable and uncountable, plural xanthones)

1. (organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.

Derived terms