Dictionary
ar•o•mat•ic
Pronunciation: (ar"u-mat'ik), [key]—
adj.
1. having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
2. Chem.of or pertaining to an aromatic compound or compounds.
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n.
1. a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
2. See
aromatic compound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.