Usually means: Aromatic hydrocarbon derived from conifers.
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  2. retene: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. retene: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. retene: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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Definitions from Wiktionary (retene)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins.

Similar:
retistene, retenequinone, retinylamine, retinoyl, retinyl, retinamide, retronecine, terpane, retinylidene, resinate, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, free, relinquish

Types:
isoprene, adiprene, butadiene, chloroprene, more...

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Similar:
retistene, retenequinone, retinylamine, retinoyl, retinyl, retinamide, retronecine, terpane, retinylidene, resinate, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, free, relinquish

Types:
isoprene, adiprene, butadiene, chloroprene, more...



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