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mastic

noun

1 mastic

An aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes.

Roget 356a: resin, rosin; gum; lac, sealing wax; amber, ambergris; bitumen, pitch, tar; asphalt, asphaltum; camphor; ... show more

Dutch: mastaka, mastiek
Polish: mastyks, mastyka

2 mastic

A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler.

Dutch: mastiek
Polish: mastyks asfaltowy

3 mastic

An evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin.

synonyms: lentisk, mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus.

Dutch: mastiekboom
Polish: pistacja kleista, lentyszek, drzewo mastyksowe


adjective

Roget 352: semifluid, semiliquid; tremellose; half melted, half frozen; milky, muddy etc. n.; lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous; ... show more

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