English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of mastic

mastic

/noun/ गोंद; पीला रंग; सरेस; लासा; पुटीन; मेस्टिक;

Synonym glue; flavin; gelatine; mucilage; coating;

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English Dictionary:

1. 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.