mastic

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mastic

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mastic : මාස්ටික්

mastic : මැලියම් විශේෂයක්

mastic definition

Noun.

  1. 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 incisioNoun. 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.