retinite

American  

[ret-n-ahyt] / ˈrɛt nˌaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.

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retinite British  

/ ˈrɛtɪˌnaɪt /

noun

1. any of various resins of fossil origin, esp one derived from lignite

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Etymology

Origin of retinite

1815–25; < French rétinite, equivalent to rétin- (combining form of Greek rhētī́nē resin ) + -ite -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Retinite, ret′i-nīt, n. pitch-stone or obsidian.

From Project Gutenberg

It is limited to Disco Island, and perhaps to a small part of the Noursoak Peninsula, and the neighbouring country, and consists of numerous thin beds of sandstone, shale and coal—the sideritic shale containing immense quantities of leaves, stems, fruit, &c., as well as some insects, and the coal pieces of retinite.

From Project Gutenberg

Il sottoscritto Medico Primario Direttore del Turno e Gabinetto elettro-terapico del R° Arcispedale di S. Maria Nuova dichiara quanto appresso: nel mese di Dicembre appena giunto in questa Città visitò il Sigre Henry Savage Landor e lo trovô affetto= Da retinite all' occhio sinistro con suffusione dei mezzi trasparenti, e da grave iperemia retinica all' occhio destro.

From Project Gutenberg