RETINITE

Noun

retinite (countable and uncountable, plural retinites)

(mineral) Any of various resins, similar in appearance to amber, associated with brown coal.

Anagrams

• intertie

Source: Wiktionary


Ret"i*nite, n. Etym: [Gr.rétinite.] (Min.)

Definition: An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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