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Mastic 1

Definition: 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.

Mastic 2

Definition: 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.

Mastic 3

Definition: A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.

mastic 4

Definition: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

mastic 5

Definition: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes

 

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