retene

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

retene (countable and uncountable, plural retenes)

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

• “retene”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• entree, entrée, eterne, rentee, teener