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Literary notes about aromatic (AI summary)

In literature, the word "aromatic" operates on multiple levels beyond its literal meaning of having a sweet or distinctive smell. In technical and practical contexts, it pinpoints the precise extraction of volatile oils and flavoring substances—such as those liberated during the brewing of coffee ([1], [2], [3])—or underscores the quality of medicinal ingredients ([4], [5], [6]). At the same time, many authors employ "aromatic" to evoke vivid sensory atmospheres, whether to enhance a scene with nostalgic, garden-like fragrances ([7]) or to infuse narrative passages with a hint of mystique and emotional complexity ([8], [9]). In botanical and culinary texts alike, the term’s usage bridges tangible sensory experience with a broader metaphorical significance, reflecting both the physical allure and the evocative power of scent in diverse cultural and literary contexts ([10], [11]).
  1. This aromatic element is extracted most efficiently only by fresh boiling water.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  2. It is these compounds which supply the pleasingly aromatic and appetizing odor to coffee.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  3. With pulverized coffee (fine as corn meal) the fully released aromatic oils are instantaneously soluble with boiling water.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  4. It has a peculiar, somewhat offensive odor and an acrid, aromatic taste due to an essential oil resembling peppermint (?).
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  5. —The infusion of the leaves is bitter and aromatic and is used in catarrhal inflammations of the stomach and intestines and in intermittent fevers.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  6. It yields an aromatic essential oil with stimulant properties, popular because of its agreeable odor and taste.
    — from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  7. Their lips murmured words softer than the rustling of the leaves and sweeter than the aromatic odors that floated through the garden.
    — from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal
  8. The truncated conical crater summit of the diminutive volcano emitted a vertical and serpentine fume redolent of aromatic oriental incense.
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  9. As it burned it filled the air with a subtle and aromatic odor.
    — from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
  10. Cantrell and Cochrane’s Ginger Ale (Aromatic).
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  11. whose aromatic gales dispense To Templars modesty, to Parsons sense.
    — from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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