Chinese Burnt Incense Xword

Chinese burnt incense crossword clue. A big one crossword puzzle question in Daily Telegraph Sydney on Wednesday, 5 Jul 2017. 9 letters 2 words(4,5). Also appear in others NewsCorp newspaper: The Courier-Mail and Herald Sun.

The answer: JOSS STICK

Incense is aromatic biotic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term refers to the material itself, rather than to the aroma that it produces. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, and in therapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also be used as a simple deodorant or insectifuge.

Incense is composed of aromatic plant materials, often combined with essential oils. The forms taken by incense differ with the underlying culture, and have changed with advances in technology and increasing diversity in the reasons for burning it. Incense can generally be separated into two main types: “indirect-burning” and “direct-burning”.