| frankincense | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum, thus | an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation. |
| ~ gum | any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying. |
| incense | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. incense | a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned. |
| ~ chemical compound, compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight. |
| ~ joss stick | a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese. |
| ~ stacte | (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. incense | the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned.; "incense filled the room" |
| ~ fragrance, perfume, scent, aroma | a distinctive odor that is pleasant. |
| v. (perception) | 3. cense, incense, thurify | perfume especially with a censer. |
| ~ odorize, odourise, scent | cause to smell or be smelly. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. exasperate, incense, infuriate | make furious. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
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