ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MASTIC
mastic s. n. –
1. Sacîz, rășina arborelui Pistacia lentiscus. –
2. Chit pentru sticlari. –
Mr. măstihă. Fr. mastic, din
gr. µάστιξ, de unde, prin intermediul arabei și
sp. almáciga. E dublet al lui
mastică, s. f. (țuică de mastic), din
ngr. µαστίχα (Gáldi 207),
cf. tc.,
bg. mastika, alb. mastik.
10 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTIC»
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mastic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mastic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Romanian literature.
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Mastic construction adhesives in fire exposure
Describes two basic methods for testing the heat resistance of mastic construction adhesives.
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Asphalt Surfacings - Pagina 238
C.A Loveday, Tarmac Quarry Products Ltd, and P.Bellin, State Highway Agency of Lower Saxony 9.1 CONCEPT AND HISTORY 9.2 General Stone mastic asphalt (SMA) is a very high stone content, gap-graded mixture with a high binder ...
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Performance of Bituminous and Hydraulic Materials in ... - Pagina 121
The asphalt-aggregate bond depends on the properties of the mastic and the mixture of fine aggregate and bitumen which bonds itself to the larger sized particles within the bituminous mixture. This mastic plays an important role in the ...
S.E. Zoorob, A.C. Collop, S.F. Brown, 2002
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Integrative Medicine - Pagina 483
For prevention of peptic ulcers mastic might have antisecretory and possibly cytoprotective effects.54 There is in vitro ... the gastric mucosa during aspirin therapy.60 In a small uncontrolled study of patients with gastric ulcers, mastic extract at a ...
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Ulcer Free!: Nature's Safe & Effective Remedy for Ulcers - Pagina 135
Mastic gum, sometimes called mastika, is a resinous extract made from the stems and leaves of the Greek pistachio tree (Pistacia lentiscus). Much anecdotal evidence exists for mastic gum being useful against peptic disorders. In Greece ...
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Mosaic Renaissance: Millefiori in Mosaics - Pagina 14
You'll need mastic on hand for most mosaic projects; mastic works to adhere tile to surfaces. Colored mastic adheres as well as white mastic, so tinting it is simply a matter of personal preference. I always tint mastic when tiling with millefiori.
THE GUM MASTIC 'The Tear of a Shrub' is how the mastic industry describes its famous product. The resin drops that seep from the mastic tree, or lentisk bush, resemble tears, and the hard manual work required to harvest, dry and clean the ...
Paul Hellander, Kate Armstrong, 2006
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The Health Professional's Guide to Dietary Supplements - Pagina 342
MASTIC (FROM PISTACIA LENTISCUS) ** for treating and preventing ulcers ** for alleviating gastrointestinal discomfort (heartburn) ** for treating and preventing bad breath OVERWEI// Mastic is a resin, or gum, extracted from a tree grown in ...
Shawn M. Talbott, Kerry Hughes, 2007
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Asphalts in Road Construction - Pagina 497
Full details of the basic raw materials are given in BS 144634 and BS 1447.35 The majority of the mastic asphalt laid in the UK is specified to BS 1447.35 This is because material to BS 144634 requires the import of natural rock asphalt.
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Non-wood Forest Products from Temperate Broad-leaved Trees
MASTIC. GUM. Mastic gum is a natural resin that is extracted from one of the most characteristic evergreen species in the Mediterranean maquis,20 the Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia tree.
William M. Ciesla, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTIC»
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mastic is used in the context of the following news items.
Robert Hommel of Mastic in critical condition after Sunrise Highway …
One person is reported seriously injured Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2015, after a car crash near Exit 54, Hospital Road, on Sunrise Highway in East Patchogue, ... «Newsday, Oct 15»
Mastic Beach Village code enforcement supervisor charged with …
Patrick K. McCall, 31, of Center Moriches, the Mastic Beach Village code enforcement supervisor, was charged last month with lying about a grand larceny ... «Newsday, Oct 15»
Police: Man wanted in North Carolina shooting arrested in Mastic …
Shaki Darrell Jones, 26, of North Carolina, was arrested in Mastic Beach by the Suffolk County police's Robbery Task Force on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (Credit: ... «Newsday, Sep 15»
Young sisters rescued from dangerous riptide at Mastic Beach
MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. — It was the end of what seemed to be a perfect beach day at Smith Point County Park when all of a sudden a riptide started pulling two ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
Police: Driver Hit Motorcyclist, Took Off In Mastic, Long Island
MASTIC, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly left the scene of a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Mastic, Long ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Ronkonkoma Man Drowns At Smith Point County Park In Mastic Beach
MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Suffolk County Police are investigating the drowning death of a man at Smith Point County Park in Mastic Beach ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
Mastic fantastic: Emirati Mansoor Al Bastaki talks about his cafe with …
Mastic, or Arabic gum (called mastiha in the Middle East), is obtained from the mastic trees (Pistacia lentiscus) found at the southern end of Chios and is known ... «The National, Jun 15»
Michael Dennis of Mastic pleads not guilty in stabbing death of teen
Michael Dennis, 19, of Mastic, is led out of the Fifth Precinct in Patchogue Sunday morning, May 31, 2015, to be taken for arraignment in Central Islip Criminal ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
Brookhaven buys Sandy-damaged houses in Mastic Beach to keep …
This home at 46 Shore Drive in Mastic Beach is one of seven properties in this south shore community that were damaged by superstorm Sandy. The Town of ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
Mastic teen denied bail in fatal stabbing
Michael Dennis, 19, of Mastic, is led out of the Fifth Precinct in Patchogue Sunday morning, May 31, 2015, to be taken for arraignment in Central Islip Criminal ... «Newsday, May 15»
