mas|tic

mas|tic
mas|tic «MAS tihk», noun.
1. a yellowish resin obtained from the bark of a small Mediterranean evergreen tree. It is used in making varnish, chewing gum, and incense, and as an astringent.
2. the tree it comes from. It belongs to the cashew family.
3. a distilled liquor flavored with this resin.
4. any one of various cements or mortars having a pasty texture: »

He applied mastic to the floor with a trowel before laying the ceramic tile.

╂[< Old French mastic < Late Latin mastichum < masticha < Greek mastíchē < masâsthai chew]

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  • an|to|no|mas|tic — «AN tuh noh MAS tihk», adjective. characterized by antonomasia …   Useful english dictionary

  • bi|tu|mas|tic — «buh too MAS tihk, tyoo ; BIHCH u », adjective. of or designating an asphaltic substance used for coating metal structures to protect them from corrosion. ╂[< Bitumastic, a trademark for this substance] …   Useful english dictionary

  • do|ci|mas|tic — «DOS uh MAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with a docimasy …   Useful english dictionary

  • on|o|mas|tic — «ON uh MAS tihk», adjective. 1. of or connected with a name or names, or with the naming of something: »Naming a horse is not an easy matter…The result was that for the seven years we had him the onomastic question remained pending (New Yorker).… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • Tic - Tac (canción) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Tic Tac» Canción de La Oreja de Van Gogh Álbum El viaje de Copperpot Publicación 2000 …   Wikipedia Español

  • mas|och|is|tic — «MAS uh KIHS tihk, MAZ », adjective. of or having to do with masochists or masochism: »as masochistic as the wintertime spectacle of Polar Club dunkers (Newsweek). –mas´och|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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