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retene
re·tene
[
r tn,
ré tn
]
noun
Definition:
yellow hydrocarbon:
a yellow crystalline hydrocarbon. Source: pine tar, some fossil resins. C
18
H
18
[
Mid-19th century. < Greek
rhētinē
"resin" + -ene
]
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