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Definition of Mastich

1. n. See Mastic.

Definition of Mastich

1. Noun. (alternative form of mastic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mastich

1. a yellow gum resin [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mastich

1. 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 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. 3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. Barbary mastic, a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part. Origin: F, fr. L. Mastiche, mastichum, Gr, fr. To chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing Alternative forms: mastich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mastich

Literary usage of Mastich

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Note-book of Materia Medica, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics by Robert Edmund Scoresby-Jackson (1867)
"mastich is obtained from the tree by incising tho stem transversely. This is done in August or September. As the fluid escapes, it either hardens upon the ..."

2. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"mastich. A resinous exudation from the incised stem of Pistacia ... In Diarrhoea of Infant», Dr. Ure* states that mastich water (water in which ..."

3. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"Also, a substance, chewed with the intention of exciting the secretion of saliva. MASTICATORY NERVE, see Trigemini. mastich, see Pistacia lentiscus —m. ..."

4. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery by Daniel Drake, Lundsford Pitts Yandell (1845)
"... 38 grains, are mixed together at a gentle heat, and then 12 grains of gum mastich and 12 grains of gum ammoniac incorporated, and the mass spread on ..."

5. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"mastich consists of a minute proportion of volatile oil, ... The soluble resin is termed Alpha-resin of mastich, or from its possessing acid properties ..."

6. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"The Gum Copal Rhus, m mastich-tree-leaved Sumach, Identification. Lla. Spec.,380.; Dec. Prod ,5. p. C8.; Don's Mill.,2. t). 72.; Tor. and Gray. 1. p. 217. ..."

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