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retene
[ ree-teen, ret-een ]
noun
Chemistry.
- 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
- a yellow crystalline hydrocarbon found in tar oils from pine wood and in certain fossil resins. Formula: C 18 H 18
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retene1
C19: from Greek ŧinē resin
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Avant-garde spelled “murraya” correctly to win the competition, after conquering words such as “retene,” “ancistroid” and “depreter” over multiple rounds.
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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.
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You ask me how, with so much study, I manage to retene my health.
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