Definition of mastic

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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..

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Megilph :: Megilph (n.) A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors..
Paronomastical :: Paronomastical (a.) Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food..
Kava :: Kava (n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself..
Paronomastic :: Paronomastic (a.) Alt. of Paronomastica.
Remasticate :: Remasticate (v. t.) To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud..
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..
Manducate :: Manducate (v. t.) To masticate; to chew; to eat.
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..
Masseter :: Masseter (n.) The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication..
Masticatory :: Masticatory (a.) Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
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 kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc..
#NAME? :: -ries (pl. ) of Masticator.
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..
Godwit :: Godwit (n.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. haemastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin..
Coachwhip Snake :: Coachwhip snake () A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United States (Masticophis flagelliformis)..
Docimastic :: Docimastic (a.) Proving by experiments or tests.
Masticating :: Masticating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Masticat.
Pan :: Pan (n.) The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See /etel..
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