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• aromatick (obsolete)
• aromatique (obsolete)

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk]

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• (Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk]
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

aromatic (comparative more aromatic, superlative most aromatic)

1. Fragrant or spicy.

   aromatic herbs

   aromatic taste

   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 35:

     Beautifully adorned in tuxedo black with brilliant white stripes or spots, skunks are known mainly for their aromatic properties, but they are also efficient predators of insects and other small game.

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

• Not to be confused with aromantic.

• (antonym(s) of “organic chemistry”): aliphatic

aromatic (plural aromatics)

1. A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it, especially the vegetables that serve as the base flavors in a more complex dish.
2. A plant grown for fragrant properties.
   • 1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 19, column 2:

     It is laid out in sections covering aromatics, potherbs, oils, resins, pitch, [...] vinegar and wine.

3. (organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.

• macrotia

Borrowed from French aromatique, from Latin aromaticus. Equivalent to aromă +‎ -atic.

aromatic m or n (feminine singular aromatică, masculine plural aromatici, feminine/neuter plural aromatice)

1. aromatic