| RETENE | • retene n. (Organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also… • RETENE n. a hydrocarbon obtained from tar. |
| RETENES | • retenes n. Plural of retene. • RETENE n. a hydrocarbon obtained from tar. |
| RETENTION | • retention n. The act of retaining or something retained. • retention n. The act or power of remembering things. • retention n. A memory; what is retained in the mind. |
| RETENTIVE | • retentive adj. Having power to retain. • retentive adj. (Slang, apocope) anal-retentive. • retentive n. (Obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint. |
| RETENTIONS | • retentions n. Plural of retention. • RETENTION n. the act of retaining. |
| RETENTIVES | • retentives n. Plural of retentive. • RETENTIVE n. as in anal retentive, an emotionally constipated person. |
| RETENTIVELY | • retentively adv. In a retentive manner. • RETENTIVE adv. tending to retain. |
| RETENTIVITY | • retentivity n. The ability to retain, potential for retention. • retentivity n. (Sciences) the capacity to retain magnetism after the magnetizing action. • RETENTIVITY n. the power of retaining. |
| RETENTIONIST | • retentionist n. A person who advocates retention. • retentionist adj. Favouring retention. • RETENTIONIST n. a person who advocates the retaining of a policy, etc., esp. that of capital punishment. |
| RETENTIONISTS | • RETENTIONIST n. a person who advocates the retaining of a policy, etc., esp. that of capital punishment. |
| RETENTIVENESS | • retentiveness n. The state of being retentive. • RETENTIVENESS n. the state of being retentive. |
| RETENTIVITIES | • retentivities n. Plural of retentivity. • RETENTIVITY n. the power of retaining. |
| RETENTIVENESSES | • RETENTIVENESS n. the state of being retentive. |