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Aromatic

Alt. of Aromatical

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Fragrant 84% connected

Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fragrant 84% connected

Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.

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Aroma 74% connected

The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Aroma 74% connected

The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.

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Redolent 92% connected

Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acid value noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it; "as t…

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Actinide series noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium

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Anticatalyst noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst

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Arrhenius theory of dissociation noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…

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Atomic mass noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

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Atomic theory noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Atomic weight noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

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Atomist theory noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Atomistic theory noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Chemical action noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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Chemical chain noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

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Chemical change noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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Chemical compound noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Chemical decomposition reaction noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Chemical group noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Chemical process noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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Chemical reaction noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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Closed chain noun · 71% connection

(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

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Aromatical adjective · 72% connection

Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.

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