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  • 21aromatic — adjective aromatic wood chips Syn: fragrant, scented, perfumed, fragranced, odorous; literary redolent …

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  • 22aromatic — ar•o•mat•ic [[t]ˌær əˈmæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) having an aroma; fragrant or sweet scented; odoriferous 2) chem. of or pertaining to an aromatic compound 3) a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma • Etymology: 1325–75; ME (< MF) < LL …

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  • 23aromatic — /ærəˈmætɪk/ (say aruh matik) adjective 1. having an aroma; fragrant; sweet scented; spicy. 2. Chemistry of or relating to aromatic compounds. –noun 3. a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant smell, as certain spices, oils, etc.… …

  • 24aromatic — adj. & n. adj. 1 fragrant, spicy; (of a smell) pleasantly pungent. 2 Chem. of organic compounds having an unsaturated ring, esp. containing a benzene ring. n. an aromatic substance. Derivatives: aromatically adv. aromaticity n. Etymology: ME f.… …

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  • 25Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase — Ribbon diagram of a domestic pig DOPA decarboxylase dimer.[1] …

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  • 26Aromatic sulfonation — is an organic reaction in which a hydrogen atom on an arene is replaced by a sulfonic acid functional group in an electrophilic aromatic substitution.Sulfur trioxide is the electrophile in this reaction generated from concentrated sulfuric acid… …

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  • 27Aromatic compound — Aromatic Ar o*mat ic, Aromatical Ar o*mat ic*al, a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. [1913 Webster] {Aromatic compound} …

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  • 28Aromatic vinegar — Aromatic Ar o*mat ic, Aromatical Ar o*mat ic*al, a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. [1913 Webster] {Aromatic compound} …

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  • 29Aromatic amino acids — are amino acids which include an aromatic ring.Examples include: * Among 20 standard amino acids: phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine * Others: thyroxineee also* Aromatic L amino acid decarboxylaseExternal links* …

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  • 30aromatic ammonia spirit — n a solution of ammonia and ammonium carbonate in alcohol and distilled water perfumed with the oils of lemon, lavender, and nutmeg and used as a stimulant, carminative, and antacid called also aromatic spirit of ammonia * * * [USP] aromatic… …

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