English Explanatory Dictionary

retinasphalt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Retinite.
  2. A type of amber found in sediments in the Charente-Maritime area of France.

Word forms

retinasphalt retinasphaltum

Etymology

Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt”).

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