retene

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noun

A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.

OriginAncient Greek ῥητίνη →
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Meanings

nounretene (countable and uncountable, plural retenes)

plural retenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥητίνη“pine resin”
  2. Englishretene

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

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Translations

Catalan retè
  • retèhydrocarbon
Finnish reteeni
  • reteenihydrocarbon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teenereternerentee
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APA

retene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retene

MLA

“retene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retene.

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