different between resin vs olibanum

English

Etymology

From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin res?na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z?n/
• Rhymes: -?z?n

Noun

resin (countable and uncountable, plural resins)

2. A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
3. 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.
4. Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

resin (third-person singular simple present resins, present participle resining, simple past and past participle resined)

1. (transitive) To apply resin to.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Resin”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

Anagrams

• ESRIN, Isner, Rines, Siner, Siren, reins, rines, rinse, risen, serin, siren

Catalan

Verb

resin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of resar
2. third-person plural imperative form of resar

Chuukese

Verb

resin

1. to do something repeatedly

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin olibanum, Late Latin libanus, from Latin oleum libani (“oil of Lebanon”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (líbanos, “frankincense (Boswellia carterii, now Boswellia sacra)”), from a Semitic source. See the Semitic root lbn ????, meaning "white". See also (Biblical Hebrew ????????? (l'voná, “frankincense”), Arabic ????? (lub?n, “frankincense”)). Compare benzoin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?b?n?m/

Noun

olibanum (countable and uncountable, plural olibanums)

1. A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense. [from 14th c.]

Synonyms

• frankincense

Anagrams

• balonium