Traditional Chinese Meaning of mastic

乳香

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Definitions and Meaning of mastic in English

Wordnet

mastic (n)

an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes

a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

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

Webster

mastic (n.)

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.

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.

A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.

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乳香

an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes, a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler, an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean regio

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masthouse => 桅杆, masthead => 桅杆, mastful => 桅杆上的, mastery => 掌握, masterwort => 川芎,