Etymology

retene

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Today it means: A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥητίνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥητίνη“pine resin”
  2. English todayretene

From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “pine resin”) + -ene.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥητίνη all →

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