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Aromatic vs Galbanum - What's the difference?

aromatic | galbanum |

As nouns the difference between aromatic and galbanum

is that aromatic is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it while galbanum is a bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus ferula , that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy.

As an adjective aromatic

is fragrant or spicy.

aromatic

English

Alternative forms

* aromatick (obsolete) * aromatique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fragrant or spicy.
  • (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  • (organic chemistry) derived from benzene.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with aromantic.

    Antonyms

    * (organic chemistry) aliphatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

    • Anagrams

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    galbanum

    English

    (wikipedia galbanum)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula , that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
  • :And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Exodus 30:34, Douay-Rheims-Challoner translation