galbanum
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- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
/ˈɡælbənəm/
Definition of galbanum
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
“These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone; smyris, ivory, bones, ebontree, cedar, cypress, pitch, softer rosin, camphire, galbanum, ammoniac, storax, benzoin, loadstone, asphaltum.”
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Etymology
From Latin galbanum (“galbanum”), from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).
Words you can make from galbanum
106 playable · top: BAGMAN (11 pts)
Best play bagman 11 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
39 words- GAMB 9 pts
- BALM 8 pts
- BLAM 8 pts
- LAMB 8 pts
- NUMB 8 pts
- AGMA 7 pts
- BANG 7 pts
- BLAG 7 pts
- BUNG 7 pts
- GAMA 7 pts
- GAUM 7 pts
- GLAM 7 pts
- GLUM 7 pts
- MUNG 7 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BUNA 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MAUN 6 pts
- AGLU 5 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GAUN 5 pts
- GUAN 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LUNG 5 pts
- NAGA 5 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- ULAN 4 pts
- ULNA 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- BAM 7 pts
- BUM 7 pts
- BAG 6 pts
- BUG 6 pts
- GAB 6 pts
- GAM 6 pts
- GUM 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MUG 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BUN 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NUB 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NUG 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
2-letter words
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