scent vs incense

scent and incense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scent	Yes	No	Yes	No
incense	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

As verbs, incense is a hyponym of scent; that is, incense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scent:

Other hyponyms of scent include smell up, stink out, stink up, aromatise, aromatize, perfume, cense, thurify.

scent (noun)	incense (noun)
any property detected by the olfactory system	the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced	a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
a distinctive odor that is pleasant

scent (verb)	incense (verb)
apply perfume to	make furious
catch the scent of; get wind of	perfume especially with a censer
cause to smell or be smelly