retene

American

[ree-teen, ret-een] / ˈri tin, ˈrɛt in /

noun

Chemistry.

a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 1 8 H 1 8 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.

retene British

/ ˈriːtiːn, ˈrɛt- /

noun

a yellow crystalline hydrocarbon found in tar oils from pine wood and in certain fossil resins. Formula: C 18 H 18

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Etymology

Origin of retene

1865–70; < Greek rhēt ( ī́nē ) resin + -ene

Example Sentences

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Avant-garde spelled “murraya” correctly to win the competition, after conquering words such as “retene,” “ancistroid” and “depreter” over multiple rounds.

From Washington Post

Ethane, when heated to this degree, splits up into ethylene and hydrogen, whilst ethylene decomposes to methane and acetylene, and the acetylene at once polymerizes to benzene, styrolene, retene, &c.

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You ask me how, with so much study, I manage to retene my health.

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