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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Lentisk :: Lentisk (n.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.
Masticador :: Masticador (n.) A part of a bridle, the slavering bit..
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..
Remastication :: Remastication (n.) The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.
Pan :: Pan (n.) The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See /etel..
Masticator :: Masticator (n.) One who masticates.
Mastication :: Mastication (n.) The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food..
Masticator :: Masticator (n.) A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture..
Chaw :: Chaw (v. t.) To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit..
Onomastic :: Onomastic (a.) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.
Mastich :: Mastich (n.) See Mastic.
Masticatory :: Masticatory (n.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
Remasticate :: Remasticate (v. t.) To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud..
Pawn :: Pawn (n.) See Pan, the masticatory..
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..
Masticot :: Masticot (n.) Massicot.
Mastic :: Mastic (n.) A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc..
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..
Megilph :: Megilph (n.) A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors..
Antonomastic :: Antonomastic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia..
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