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retene

retene noun: a hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.

Noun

retene (countable and uncountable, plural retenes)

  1. A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.

retene meaning in Tamil

retene in Tamil

இரற்றீன்

Forms of retene

pluralretenes

Origin of retene

From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “pine resin”) + -ene.

Questions about retene

What does retene mean?
Retene means a hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.
What is retene in Tamil?
Retene in Tamil is இரற்றீன். See Retene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retene?
Retene is a noun.
What is the plural of retene?
The plural of retene is retenes.

Words near retene in the dictionary

  1. retenderize
  2. retenderized
  3. retenderizes
  4. retenderizing
  5. retenders
  6. retene
  7. retenequinone
  8. retenes
  9. retent
  10. retentate
  11. retentates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retene (page history and authors); retene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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