mastic
Meaning of mastic
- an aromatic gum or resin that exudes from the bark of a Mediterranean tree, used in making varnish and chewing gum and as a flavouring.
incense made from sandalwood, eagle-wood, mastic and cloves
- the bushy evergreen Mediterranean tree which yields mastic and has aromatic leaves and fruit, closely related to the pistachio.
- a waterproof filler and sealant used in building.
run a bead of mastic along the gap
a mastic sealant
use a mastic between the joints
late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek mastikhē (perhaps from mastikhan ‘masticate’).
Information about mastic
- It is a name.
- The plural form of mastic is: mastics.
- Languages in which mastic is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of mastic
mas-tic
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- mastic is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
mastic synonyms
Meaning mastic tree:
Anagrams of mastic
Words that rhyme with mastic
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