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mastic

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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun

English

Alternative forms
mastick

Etymology

From Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from

Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek µαστίχη (mastíkhē), from
µαστιχάω (mastikháō, “I chew”) (note the chewing gum sense).
Mastic tears
Doublet of masticate.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk

Noun

mastic (countable and uncountable, plural mastics)

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1. An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
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2. A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and
chewing gum, and as a flavouring. [quotations ▼]
3. An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin. [quotations ▼]
4. A flexible, waterproof cement used as an adhesive, sealant or filler. [quotations ▼]

Derived terms
black mastic (Terminalia eriostachya)
false mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum)
mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus)
yellow mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum)

Translations
±the shrub or tree Pistacia lentiscus [show ▼]

±the tree's resin [show ▼]

±the flexible, waterproof filler [show ▼]

See also
Mastichochoria

Further reading
Mastic on Wikipedia.

Anagrams
Amcits, Stimac, misact

Middle English

Noun

mastic

1. Alternative form of mastik

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