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Aromatic vs Napthene - What's the difference?

aromatic | napthene |

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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    napthene

    Not English

    Napthene has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'napthene':

    naphthene, neptunite, naptime