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retene
re·tene [ r tn, ré tn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
yellow hydrocarbon: a yellow crystalline hydrocarbon. Source: pine tar, some fossil resins. C18H18
[Mid-19th century. < Greek rhētinē "resin" + -ene]
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