Aromatization

/ˌærəmətɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process or chemical reaction of making something aromatic or adding aromatic properties to a substance.

Etymology

From aromatize plus -ation (Latin suffix indicating a process or action). The -ation suffix turns the verb into a noun describing the chemical or physical process.

Kelly Says

Aromatization is crucial in petrochemistry—when engineers aromatize crude oil fractions, they're actually rearranging carbon atoms into ring-shaped molecules that smell good and make better fuels!

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