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Aromatic vs Aroma - What's the difference?

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Aroma is a related term of aromatic.



As nouns the difference between aromatic and aroma

is that aromatic is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it while aroma is a smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

As an adjective aromatic

is fragrant or spicy.

aromatic

English

Alternative forms

* aromatick (obsolete) * aromatique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fragrant or spicy.
  • (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  • (organic chemistry) derived from benzene.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with aromantic.

    Antonyms

    * (organic chemistry) aliphatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

    • Anagrams

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    aroma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia aroma) (en-noun)
  • A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
    • I love the aroma of cinnamon.
    The toilet was emitting a pungent, foul aroma .

    Synonyms

    * (a pleasant smell): fragrance, scent * See also

    Antonyms

    * (a pleasant smell): odor/odour, pungency, reek, stench

    Related terms

    * aromatherapy * aromatic * aromatical * aromatize ----