Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Mastic |
MasticNoun1. An aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes. 2. A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mastic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references) |
Etymology: Mastic \Mas"tic\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression mastiche, mastichum, Greek, from to chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | A substance with adhesive properties, generally used in relatively thick layers that can be readily formed with a trowel or spatula. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Mastic A tonic which promotes appetite, and therefore only increases the misery of a hungry man. "Like the starved wretch that hungry mastic chews, But cheats himself and fosters his disease." West: Triumphs of the Gout (Lucian). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Mastic is a hard, transparent resin collected by crusting the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). Flavouring for liquors (masticha alcoholic drink) and chewing gum pastiles are some of its uses. It was the Sultan's privilege to chew mastic, and it was considered to have healing properties.The best qualities grow in the Greek island of Chios.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mastic."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Mastic is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 15,436.Geography
Mastic is located at 40°48'8" North, 72°50'38" West (40.802090, -72.843953)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.05% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 15,436 people, 4,451 households, and 3,761 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,330.3/km² (3,445.1/mi²). There are 4,732 housing units at an average density of 407.8/km² (1,056.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 85.26% White, 6.05% African American, 1.72% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.59% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 12.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 4,451 households out of which 49.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% are married couples living together, 16.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% are non-families. 10.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.45 and the average family size is 3.67. In the town the population is spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $53,657, and the median income for a family is $54,047. Males have a median income of $41,721 versus $28,468 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,275. 13.0% of the population and 11.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.4% are under the age of 18 and 4.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mastic, New York."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Resin | Noun: resin, rosin; gum; lac, sealing wax; amber, ambergris; bitumen, pitch, tar; asphalt, asphaltum; camphor; varnish, copal, mastic, magilp, lacquer, japan. |
Semiliquidity | Gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous; glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted; viscid, viscous; sticky, tacky, gooey; slab, slabby; lentous, pituitous; mucid, muculent, mucous; gummy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Mastic |
| English words defined with "mastic": Asphalte ♦ Lentisk ♦ Mastich, Masticin, megalp, megilp, Megilph, Mixtion ♦ Varnish tree. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mastic": ANODE BUILDER ♦ boat joiner ♦ MARBLE SETTER, MIRROR INSTALLER, MOSAIC WORKER ♦ PIPE COVERER AND INSULATOR, PUTTY GLAZER ♦ tile fitter, tile layer, tile mason, TILE SETTER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mastic" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (mastic, putty), Romanian (cement, lute, mastic). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | *(4) (r)To break a pane by means of a plaster of mastic, which, sticking to the window, holds the glass and prevents noise |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Mastic" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.28% of the time. "Mastic" is used about 58 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.28% | 57 | 44,859 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.72% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 58 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Mastic, NY (CDP, FIPS 46074) |
Expressions using "mastic": Barbary mastic ♦ hydrocarbon mastic ♦ mastic based on magnesium oxychloride ♦ mastic based on zinc oxychloride ♦ Mastic Beach ♦ mastic tree ♦ peruvian mastic tree ♦ West Indian mastic. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "mastic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mastikë, stuko (lute, luting, putty, stucco), rrëshirë (gum, resin). (various references) | |
Arabic | صمغي (gummy, mucilaginous), المصطكي, المصطكاء شجر للصمغ. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кит (paste, whale), мастика (anisette), маджун, замазка (paste, veneer), ароматна смола от вид дърво, бяла дъвка. (various references) | |
Chinese | 乳香 脂. (various references) | |
Czech | tmel (binder, cement, filler, luting, putty). (various references) | |
Danish | mastix, mastiks, kit (putty, surfacer), asfaltmastiks (mastic asphalt). (various references) | |
Dutch | mastix, mastik van de mastikboom, mastiek (putty), stopwas (stopper), entwas (grafting wax, tree wax, tree wound dressing), asfaltmastiek (mastic asphalt, mastic blocks(asphalt cakes)). (various references) | |
Finnish | mastiksi, valuasfaltti (mastic asphalt). (various references) | |
French | mastic. (various references) | |
German | Mastix. (various references) | |
Greek | ρητινομαστίχα, μαστίχη (putty), μαστίχα (gum), ασφαλτική μαστίχη (mastic asphalt). (various references) | |
Hungarian | masztix. (various references) | |
Italian | mastice (lute, putty). (various references) | |
Manx | rosin (resin, rosin), masthag. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | asticmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mástique (putty). (various references) | |
Romanian | masticã, mastic (cement, lute), fistic (pistachio tree). (various references) | |
Russian | клебемасса, мастика мастиковый, мастика, бледно-желтый цвет (straw-color, straw-colour). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mastika. (various references) | |
Spanish | mastique, masilla (glazier's putty, lute, putty), mástique (surfacer), almáciga (bed, nursery bed). (various references) | |
Swedish | kitt (cement, lute, putty), gjutasfalt (hydrocarbon mastic, mastic asphalt). (various references) | |
Turkish | mastika (gummastic), sakız ağacı (gum tree, terebinth), sakız (chewing gum, gum, gummastic, masticatory, resin). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | мастика (lute, putty). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mát tít (lute). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | SIDEROXYLON. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mastic": masticate, masticated, masticates, masticating, mastication, mastications, masticator, masticatories, masticators, masticatory, mastiche, mastiches, mastics. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "mastic": onomastic, paronomastic. (additional references) | |
Words containing "mastic": onomastically, onomastician, onomasticians, onomastics. (additional references) | |
| |
"Mastic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: astec, astic, astik, atsic, bastic, Bastica, eastic, Eastick, lastic, maastrict, Mactec, Maestag, Maestas, Maestlin, maestricht, maksic, Martec, martic, masaic, Masdit, Masetti, Mashiach, Mashtaq, masic, Masik, Masiku, masmic, Massika, Masstricht, Mastac, mastas, mastec, masti, mastica, mastif, mastik, Mastin, mastix, masto, mastoc, mastok, Mastricht, Mastrick, Masutti, mateic, matic, Matica, Maxstoke, Maxtech, medtech, Mescit, meztic, miskick, mistek, mistic, mistif, Mostek, mosti, mstic, nastic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "mastic" (pronounced 'Mas"tic'): Absolutistic, Acatalectic, Acataleptic, Acephalocystic, Acetic, Acherontic, Acroteleutic, Adiaphoristic, Agrestic, Albinistic, Altruistic, Amnestic, Amphiblastic, Amyloplastic, Anacamptic, Anacathartic, Anachronistic, Anaclastic, Anaglyptic, Analectic, Analeptic, Anamnestic, Anapestic, Anaplastic, Anapodeictic, Anastaltic, Anatreptic, Animistic, Annalistic, Antapoplectic, Antarctic, Antephialtic, Antepileptic, Anthelmintic, Antiapoplectic, Anticlastic, Antiephialtic, Antiepileptic, Antigalastic, Antiorgastic, Antiperistaltic, Antiplastic, Antiscorbutic, Antispastic, Antonomastic, Antorgastic, Aoristic, Aortic, Aphlogistic, Aphotic. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: misact. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-s-t" | |
-1 letter: maist, micas, tamis. | |
-2 letters: acts, aims, aits, amis, asci, cams, cast, cats, cist, macs, mast, mats, mica, mist, sati, scam, scat, sima, smit, tams, tics. | |
-3 letters: act, aim, ais, ait, ami, cam, cat, cis, ism, its, mac, mas, mat, mis, sac, sat, sic, sim, sit, tam, tas, tic, tis. | |
-4 letters: ai, am, as, at. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-s-t" | |
+1 letter: atomics, cambist, impacts, mastics, misacts, miscast, osmatic, sematic, somatic, tachism. | |
+2 letters: acrotism, actinism, activism, amnestic, apomicts, atticism, autecism, cambists, campiest, campsite, casteism, catmints, ceramist, clematis, climates, coadmits, comatiks, crampits, hematics, iotacism, majestic, massicot, mastiche, mastitic, matrices, meticais, meticals, misacted, miscasts, mismatch, mispatch, misteach, mistrace, monastic, mystical, scimetar, scimitar, semantic, stickman, stomatic, tachisme, tachisms, tsunamic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Cities 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
