Aromatic vs. Aroma

Aromaticadjective

Fragrant or spicy.

Aromaticadjective

(organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.

Aromaticadjective

(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.

Aromaticnoun

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

Aromaticnoun

(organic compound) Any aromatic compound.

Aromaticadjective

Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.

Aromaticnoun

A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices.

Aromaticadjective

(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings;

Aromaticadjective

having a strong distinctive fragrance;

Aromanoun

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

Aromanoun

The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.

Aromanoun

Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.

Aromanoun

any property detected by the olfactory system

Aromanoun

a distinctive odor that is pleasant