mastic

ˈmæstɪk

Definition

Definition of mastic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

construction

Rare

flexible cement used as an adhesive or filler

Rare

They used mastic to seal the bathroom tiles.

adhesive

sealant

plant

Rare

evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean

Rare

The mastic grows abundantly in the Mediterranean region.

lentisk

botany

TECH.

hard natural resin from a Mediterranean tree used in varnishes

TECH.

The varnish contains mastic for a glossy finish.

gum

resin

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evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean

Expressions with mastic

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mastic tree

evergreen woody plant grown for fragrant resin, called mastic gum

Farmers harvest mastic gum from the mastic tree each summer.

Origin of mastic

Greek, mastikhe (chewing gum)

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Chian turpentine

resin

resinous exudate from the mastic tree used in varnishes and medicine

mastic tree

mediterranean botany

evergreen woody plant grown for fragrant resin, called mastic gum

Examples of mastic in a sentence

The workers used mastic for the window frames.
Mastic is often used in traditional medicine.
The aroma of mastic is quite distinctive.
Artists often use mastic in their paint mixtures.
The restoration process involved applying mastic to the old painting.

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French:mastic, lentisque, ...
German:Mastix, Mastixstrauch, ...
Italian:mastice, lentisco, ...
Spanish:masilla, lentisco, ...
Portuguese:mástique, lentisco, ...
Chinese:胶泥, 乳香灌木, ...
Japanese:マスティック, マスティックの木, ...
Arabic:مادة لاصقة مرنة, مُسْتِكَة, ...
Hebrew:מַסְטִיק, שִׁיחַ הַמַּסְטִיק, ...
Russian:мастика, мастиковое дерево, ...
Ukrainian:мастика, мастиковий кущ, ...
Hindi:मैस्टिक, मास्टिक, ...
Bengali:মাস্টিক, চিরসবুজ গুল্ম, ...
Catalan:màstic, llentiscle, ...
Czech:tmel, řečík, ...
Danish:mastic, mastiks, ...
Dutch:mastiek, pistachia lentiscus, ...
Greek:μάστιχα, μαστίχα, ...
Hungarian:masztix, masztixcserje, ...
Khmer:ស៊ីម៉ង់ត៍បិទភ្ជាប់, រុក្ខជាតិគុម្ពបៃតងជានិច្ចនៅតំបន់មេឌីទែរ៉ាណេ, ...
Korean:매스틱, 마스틱, ...
Persian:ماستیک, مصطکی, ...
Polish:mastyk, drzewo mastyksowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):mástique, lentisco, ...
Romanian:mastic, lentisc, ...
Swedish:kitt, mastixbuske, ...
Thai:มาสติก, ต้นมาสติก, ...
Turkish:mastik, sakız ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:mastic, cây nhựa thơm, ...

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Definition of mastic - Reverso English Dictionary

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