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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A group of organic compounds that contain one or more benzene-type six carbon rings. Many aromatic hydrocarbons are derived from petroleum products, such as [[benzene|benzene], [[toluene|toluene]], [[xylene|xylene]], [[naphthalene|naphthalene]], and [[anthracene|anthracene]]. Most perfumes, flavorings, and organic dyes contain aromatic rings. | + | 1) A group of organic compounds that contain one or more benzene-type six carbon rings. Many aromatic hydrocarbons are derived from petroleum products, such as [[benzene|benzene]], [[toluene|toluene]], [[xylene|xylene]], [[naphthalene|naphthalene]], and [[anthracene|anthracene]]. Most perfumes, flavorings, and organic dyes contain aromatic rings. |
2) A volatile compound capable of producing an aroma. | 2) A volatile compound capable of producing an aroma. | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 7 January 2014
Description
1) A group of organic compounds that contain one or more benzene-type six carbon rings. Many aromatic hydrocarbons are derived from petroleum products, such as Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, Naphthalene, and Anthracene. Most perfumes, flavorings, and organic dyes contain aromatic rings.
2) A volatile compound capable of producing an aroma.
Synonyms and Related Terms
arene; Aromaten (Deut.); aromatique (Fr.); aromático (Port.)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998