retinalite

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noun

A translucent variety of serpentine of a honey-yellow to greenish-yellow colour, with a waxy resinous lustre.

OriginAncient Greek ρητίνη →
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Meanings

nounretinalite (usually uncountable, plural retinalites)

plural retinalites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA translucent variety of serpentine of a honey-yellow to greenish-yellow colour, with a waxy resinous lustre.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekρητίνη“resin”
  2. Englishretinalite

From Ancient Greek ρητίνη (rētínē, “resin”) + -lite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

trilineate
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APA

retinalite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinalite

MLA

“retinalite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinalite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retinalite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retinalite.

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