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retene definition

re·tene (rē′tēn, ret′ēn)

noun

a hydrocarbon, CH, obtained from resinous woods and fossil resins

Etymology: < Gr rhētinē, resin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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