aromatic compound

aromatic compound

noun Chemistry.
an organic compound that contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor.

Origin:
1865–70
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Aromatic compound is always a great word to know.
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a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base, or a vessel containing such a preparation
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
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aromatic compound n.
A cyclic compound containing at least one benzene ring and characterized by the presence of alternating double bonds within the ring.

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