Vocabulary : Retene to Retex

Retene : A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in certain fossil resins.
Retent : That which is retained.
Retention : The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. ;; The power of retaining; retentiveness. ;; That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions. ;; The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. ;; Place of custody or confinement. ;; The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
Retentive : Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. ;; That which retains or confines; a restraint.
Retentively : In a retentive manner.

Retentiveness : The quality of being retentive.
Retentivity : The power of retaining; retentive force; as, the retentivity of a magnet.
Retentor : A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See Illust. of Phylactolemata.
Retepore : Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus Retepora. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.
Retex : To annual, as orders.

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