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aromatic /ar·o·mat·ic/ (ar″o-mat´ik) 1. having a spicy odor. 2. in chemistry, denoting a compound containing a ring system stabilized by a closed circle of conjugated double bonds or nonbonding electron pairs, e.g., benzene or naphthalene.
aromatic [er′ōmat′ik] Etymology: Gk, aroma, spice 1 pertaining to a strong but agreeable odor such as a pleasant spicy odor. 2 a stimulant or spicy medicine. 3 pertaining to organic chemical structures including a 6-carbon ring such as benzol. aromatic, n an organic compound derived from benzene. Also called an aromatic compound. aromatic 1. having a spicy fragrance. 2. a stimulant, spicy medicine. 3. denoting a compound containing a resonance-stabilized ring, e.g. benzene or naphthalene. aromatic diamidines some are useful babesiocides, e.g. imidocarb, amicarbalide, phenamidine. aromatic organic arsenicals includes thiacetarsamide, arsphencomplexamine, arsanilic acid, roxarsone, nitarsone. aromatic adjective Referring to a substance with a fragrant–usually due to the presence of volatile oils noun A general term for an herbal medicine with a fragrant odor, many of which are said to be mild stimulants. Cf
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Given the aromaticity of PAHs, we used a modified Ah receptor yeast assay (Miller 1997) to investigate whether the PAHs in the different digests could activate the human Ah receptor and subsequently induce signal transduction. Procoils are said to have low volatility, low aromaticity and high flash. The new metal structures show a tantalizing trait called aromaticity. |
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