Definition of mastic

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Mastic (n.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree..

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Onomasticon :: Onomasticon (n.) A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180..
Grinder :: Grinder (n.) One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar..
Mixtion :: Mixtion (n.) A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf..
Chew :: Chew (v. t.) To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
Remasticate :: Remasticate (v. t.) To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud..
Paronomastical :: Paronomastical (a.) Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
Wax :: Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow..
Mastic :: Mastic (n.) A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes..
Remastication :: Remastication (n.) The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.
Animastic :: Animastic (a.) Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Dokimastic :: Dokimastic (a.) Docimastic.
Lentisk :: Lentisk (n.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.
Masticot :: Masticot (n.) Massicot.
Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..
Masticated :: Masticated (imp. & p. p.) of Masticat.
Onomastic :: Onomastic (a.) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.
Masticin :: Masticin (n.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic..
Masticable :: Masticable (a.) Capable of being masticated.
Antonomastic :: Antonomastic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia..
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