retene

[ ree-teen, ret-een ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

retene

/ ˈriːtiːn; ˈrɛt- /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of retene¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of retene¹

C19: from Greek rhētinē resin

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg