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aromatize, v.|əˈrəʊmətaɪz|
[a. F. aromatise-r (12th c.), ad. L. arōmatīzāre, ad. Gr. ἀρωµατίζ-ειν to spice, f. ἀρωµατ- aroma.]
1. To render aromatic or fragrant; to impart a spicy flavour to; to season with spice. Also fig.
1480Caxton Ovid's Met. xiv. xi, Whyche Venus aromatysed wt oynement dyvyne. 1582J. Hester Phiorav. Secr. iii. v. 11 Aromatise it with two caretes of Muske. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 204 Unto converted Jews..no man imputeth this unsavoury odor; as though Aromatized by their conversion..they smelt no longer then they savoured of the Jew. 1685Reflect. Baxter 17 This Spirit Aromatizes the Doctors whole Interpretation of the Apocalypse. 1798W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. I. 216 Attempting with otr of roses to aromatize the fumes of tobacco. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 27 Europeans employ them to aromatise certain liquors.
2. Chem. To convert into an aromatic compound or structure.
1936Chem. Abstr. XXX. 6714 An isoparaffin which is then aromatized. 1941Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LXIII. 520/2 [Various catalysts] do not aromatize 2,2,4-trimethylpentane at 475°. 1979Nature 17 May 239/1 Androgen is capable of being aromatized to oestrogen in neural tissues of neonatal rats in both in vitro and in vivo conditions. 1985Oil & Gas Jrnl. 5 Aug. 96/1 For both of these catalysts, it appears that the H2 transfer capabilities are strong enough to move H2 rapidly and sufficiently out of one ring to aromatize it. |