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ARYLIQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

Of, relating to, or characterized by the presence of at least one benzene ring - used of a large class of monocyclic, bicyclic, and polycyclic hydrocarbons and their derivatives (as benzene, toluene ...).

OBS

Distinguished from alicyclic, aliphatic, heterocyclic.

OBS

The term aromatic refers to the strong odor characteristic of most substances of this nature used in perfumery and in the fragrance industry to describe essential oils; "aromatic" used in this sense differs from "aromatic" in the chemical sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrocarbures aromatiques
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Se dit d'un composé présentant un ensemble de propriétés physiques et chimiques comparables à celles du benzène, que l'on regroupe sous le terme d'aromaticité.

DEF

Se dit des corps de la chimie organique possédant un ou plusieurs noyaux benzéniques, naphtaléniques, anthracéniques, etc.

OBS

Le qualificatif aromatique provient de ce que certains de ces composés sont les constituants essentiels de certains arômes : l'aldéhyde et les esters de l'acide benzoïque, par ex.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrocarburos aromáticos
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

[Dícese del] grupo de hidrocarburos cíclicos no saturados que contienen una o varios anillos.

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Record 2 2001-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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