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retinasphalt
retinasphalt (rɛtɪnˈæsfælt) Also -asphalt-um. [f. Gr. ῥητίνη resin + L. asphaltum asphalt. So F. rétinasphalte.] A fossil resin found with lignite.α 1804 Hatchett in Phil. Trans. XCIV. 410 As it has been proved to consist partly of a resin and partly of a bituminous substance, I am induced to call i... Oxford English Dictionary
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Charentese amber
Charentese amber has been known since the early 19th century and was originally referred to as succin, succinic resin, or retinasphalt. wikipedia.org
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retinic
reˈtinic, a. Chem. [f. Gr. ῥητίνη resin.] retinic acid, an acid found in retinasphalt.1844 Fownes Chem. 541 The soluble portion, the retinic acid of Prof. Johnston, contains C21H14O5. Oxford English Dictionary
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retinite
retinite Min. (ˈrɛtɪnaɪt) Also -it. [a. F. rétinite (1795), f. Gr. ῥητίνη resin + -ite.] a. Retinasphalt. b. A mineral resin derived from brown coal. c. Pitchstone.1821 Ure Dict. Chem., Retinite, retin-asphalt... It is found at Bovey Tracey in Devonshire, adhering to brown coal. 1853 ― Dict. Arts I.... Oxford English Dictionary
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resinite
resinite Min. (ˈrɛzɪnaɪt) [f. resin n. + -ite1.] Retinasphalt.1849 Dana Geol. x. (1850) 542 Some of the wood is beautifully opalized, though the greater part has the pitchy lustre of resinite. Oxford English Dictionary
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resin
▪ I. resin obs. f. raisin; var. reason n.2▪ II. resin, n. (ˈrɛzɪn) Forms: 4 recyn(e, reysen, 4–6 resyn, 6–8 resine, 8– resin (9 rezin). [ad. F. résine, ad. L. rēsīna (Sp., Pg., and It. resina), cogn. with Gr. ῥητίνη. See also rosin.] 1. a. A vegetable product, formed by secretion in special canals i... Oxford English Dictionary
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