Retene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retene \Ret"ene\, n. [Gr. ??? pine resin.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It
     is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in certain
     fossil resins.
     [1913 Webster]