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Aromatic vs Unaromatic - What's the difference?

aromatic | unaromatic |

As adjectives the difference between aromatic and unaromatic

is that aromatic is fragrant or spicy while unaromatic is not aromatic.

As a noun aromatic

is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

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

    *

    unaromatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not aromatic

    • See also

    *ambiaromatic *antiaromatic