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Resin vs Olibanum - What's the difference?

resin | olibanum |

As nouns the difference between resin and olibanum

is that resin is (plant_secretion)A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees while olibanum is a gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense.

As a verb resin

is to apply resin.

resin

English

(wikipedia resin)

Noun

  • A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
  • Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.
  • Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

    • Derived terms

    * resinate * resinous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to apply resin

    • Anagrams

    * * * * * ----

    olibanum

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia , formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense.

    • Synonyms

    *frankincense