¹aromatic

adj ar·o·mat·ic \ˌar-ə-ˈmat-ik\

Medical Definition of AROMATIC

: of, relating to, or having a smell or odor

of an organic compound : characterized by increased chemical stability resulting from the delocalization of electrons in a ring system (as benzene) containing usually multiple conjugated double bonds—compare alicyclic, aliphatic

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