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retinic

retinic is the archaic form of resinous.

Meaning of resinous

Adjective

resinous (comparative more resinous, superlative most resinous)

  1. Of or relating to resin.
    • Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already...1855, William Somerville Orr, Orr's Circle of the Sciences, page 205
    Synonyms:
    resinaceous
  2. (dated) Negative (of electric charge).
    Antonyms:
    vitreous

Origin of retinic

Ancient Greek

Words that rhyme with retinic

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Questions about retinic

What is retinic the archaic form of?
Retinic is the archaic form of resinous.

Words near retinic in the dictionary

  1. retinene
  2. retinenes
  3. retinerved
  4. retineum
  5. retinex
  6. retinic
  7. retinite
  8. retinites
  9. retinitides
  10. retinitis
  11. retinitis pigmentosa

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