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retinite

American

[ret-n-ahyt] / ˈrɛt nˌaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

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

retinite British

/ ˈrɛtɪˌnaɪt /

noun

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

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