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Mastic : (noun)
1: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in
varnishes
2: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mastic : \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
2. 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.
3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian_mastic_tree_(Bot.),_a_small_tree_({Schinus_Molle">Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree ({Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera) full of gum resin in every part.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Mastic, NY (CDP, FIPS 46074)
Location: 40.80199 N, 72.84441 W
Population (1990): 13778 (4234 housing units)
Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11950
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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