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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.
1821Ure Dict. Chem., Retinite, retin-asphalt... It is found at Bovey Tracey in Devonshire, adhering to brown coal. 1853― Dict. Arts I. 892 Resin, pitch, tar, oil, retinite, or other substance..capable of yielding carburetted hydrogen gas. 1862Scrope Volcanos 90 Clay is occasionally turned into jasper; marl into pechstein or retinite. |