aromatics >> /arəˈmatɪk/
Definition: [noun] A substance or plant emitting a pleasant and distinctive smell.
Example: For skate in black butter, you begin by poaching the wings in salted, lightly vinegared water with herbs (dill, fennel) and aromatics (bay, onion) for ten minutes until it becomes opaque, then drain it.
Definition: [noun] An aromatic compound.
Example: Dyson and Welton used water and ionic liquid soluble organometallic clusters and complexes to catalyse hydrogenation of the aromatics.
Definition: [adjective] Having a pleasant and distinctive smell.
Example: a massage with aromatic oils
Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting organic compounds containing a planar unsaturated ring of atoms which is stabilized by an interaction of the bonds forming the ring, e.g. benzene and its derivatives.
Example: Its molecular structure of alternating aromatic rings and amide groups crosslinked by hydrogen bonding makes it incredibly strong.