burning vs incineration

burning and incineration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burning	Yes	Yes	No	No
incineration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, incineration is a hyponym of burning; that is, incineration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burning:

Other hyponyms of burning include arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, firing, ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting.

burning (noun)	incineration (noun)
the act of burning something	the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
execution by electricity
execution by fire
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

burning (adjective)	incineration (adjective)
of immediate import