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retinite

[ ret-n-ahyt ]

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. any of various fossil resins, especially one derived from brown coal.


retinite

/ ˈɛɪˌԲɪ /

noun

  1. any of various resins of fossil origin, esp one derived from lignite
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinite1

1815–25; < French éپԾٱ, equivalent to éپ- (combining form of Greek ŧī́ŧ resin ) + -ite -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinite1

C19: from French éپԾٱ , from Greek ŧپŧ resin + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

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Retinite, ret′i-nīt, n. pitch-stone or obsidian.

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It is limited to Disco Island, and perhaps to a small part of the Noursoak Peninsula, and the neighbouring country, and consists of numerous thin beds of sandstone, shale and coal—the sideritic shale containing immense quantities of leaves, stems, fruit, &c., as well as some insects, and the coal pieces of retinite.

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Il sottoscritto Medico Primario Direttore del Turno e Gabinetto elettro-terapico del R° Arcispedale di S. Maria Nuova dichiara quanto appresso: nel mese di Dicembre appena giunto in questa Città visitò il Sigre Henry Savage Landor e lo trovô affetto= Da retinite all' occhio sinistro con suffusione dei mezzi trasparenti, e da grave iperemia retinica all' occhio destro.

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