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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RETINITE

From French rétinite, from Greek rhētinē resin + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RETINITE

retinite  [ˈrɛtɪˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETINITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retinite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETINITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

retinite

Retinite

Retinite is a general name applied to various resins, particularly those from beds of brown coal, which are near amber in appearance, but contain little or no succinic acid. It may conveniently serve as a generic name, since no two independent occurrences prove to be alike, and the indefinite multiplication of names, no one of them properly specific, is not to be desired. Polished Borneo retinite from Beradai Coal Mine, Merit-Pila, Sarawak, Malaysia...

Definition of retinite in the English dictionary

The definition of retinite in the dictionary is any of various resins of fossil origin, esp one derived from lignite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETINITE


arsenite
ˈɑːsɪˌnaɪt
axinite
ˈæksɪˌnaɪt
erinite
ˈerɪˌnaɪt
gadolinite
ˈɡædəlɪˌnaɪt
ilmenite
ˈɪlmɪˌnaɪt
Janeite
ˈdʒeɪˌnaɪt
kaolinite
ˈkeɪəlɪˌnaɪt
langbeinite
ˈlæŋbaɪˌnaɪt
molybdenite
mɒˈlɪbdɪˌnaɪt
nephelinite
ˈnɛfɪlɪˌnaɪt
olivenite
ɒˈlɪvɪˌnaɪt
penninite
ˈpɛnɪˌnaɪt
pyroxenite
paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt
rabbinite
ˈræbɪˌnaɪt
selenite
ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt
serpentinite
sɜːˈpentɪˌnaɪt
twinight
ˈtwaɪˌnaɪt
uraninite
jʊˈrænɪˌnaɪt
vanadinite
vəˈnædɪˌnaɪt
vulpinite
ˈvʌlpɪˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETINITE

retinaculum
retinae
retinal
retinal cone
retinal rivalry
retinal rod
retinalite
retine
retinene
retinispora
retinitides
retinitis
retinitis pigmentosa
retinoblastoma
retinoid
retinol
retinopathy
retinoscope
retinoscopic
retinoscopically

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETINITE

bainite
bismuthinite
coffinite
crinite
Darwinite
definite
finite
franklinite
gmelinite
granite
indefinite
infinite
kainite
Leninite
melinite
nonfinite
pinite
succinite
sylvinite
transfinite
Wisconsinite

Synonyms and antonyms of retinite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retinite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETINITE

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Translator English - Chinese

retinite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retinite
570 millions of speakers

English

retinite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retinite
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

retinite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

retinite
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retinite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retinite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétinite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retinit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

retinite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

retinite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

retinite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retinite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

retinite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retinite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Retinite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retinite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retinite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

retinite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retinite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ρητινίτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retinite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

retinite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retinite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retinite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETINITE»

The term «retinite» is regularly used and occupies the 99.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETINITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retinite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETINITE»

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Journal - Chemical Society, London
The retinite, placed in a crucible, was brought to fusion and maintained at that temperature for about 36 hoars. At the end of that time, it presented the appearance of a clear grey glass, which on being allowed to remain for eight days at a ...
Chemical Society (Great Britain), 1879
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Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's ...
Le pronostic de la retinite alburninurique. Poitou med., Poitiers, 1908, xxiii, 147- 151.-Boice (Emma L.) Retinitis aibuminurica. Homreop. Eye, Ear .Y Throat J., 1*. Y., 1897, iii, 409-414.-Bruns (H. 1).) Albumiuuric retinitis with great impairment of  ...
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), 1909
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Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's ...
Arch. ()llllll.. N. Y.. 1888, xvii, 276-21H.--\'verl (A.) Cas rare ( e retinite albuminuriquo unilaterale, observéo chez un malade n'ayant qu'un senl rein sitné du meme cote. et attoint. de nephrite parenchymateuse (groe rein blauc).
Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.), 1891
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Treatise on mineralogy, or The natural history of the ...
Friedrich Mohs. BETINITE. BESIN. Retinite. Jam. Syst. Vol. III. p. 478. Retinasphalt. Phill. p. 375. Roundish, and blunt-edged masses. Fracture con- choidal. Lustre resinous. Colour green, □ yellow, red, brown, sometimes in striped delineation.
Friedrich Mohs, 1825
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Glossary of Geology
reversible pendulum retinite (ret'-i-nite) (a) A general term for a large group of fossil resins of variable composition (oxygen content generally 6-15%), characterized by the absence of succinic acid, and found in the younger (brown) coals or in ...
Julia A. Jackson, James P. Mehl, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, 2005
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Treatise on mineralogy: second part, consisting of ...
(See Retinite.) Retinite. Roundish, and blunt-edged masses. Fracture conchoidal. Lustre resinous. Color green, yellow, red, brown, sometimes in striped delineations. Semi-transparent to opake. Hardness =15 . . . 2-0, of the variety from Halle.
Charles Upham Shepard, 1835
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A Glossary of French Medical Terms Referable to the Eye
retinite diabetique f. diabetic retinitis, retinitis occurring in diabetes M retinite exsudative f. exudative retinitis ; alteration of the retina characterised by the presence there of patches formed by leucocytes distended by fatty, enlarged granules L ...
Ellen Kerney, 1934
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Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi
Non sempre però il reperto oggettivo della situazione retinica risulta di estrema chiarezza; in tali casi valutare la stazionarietà della retinite da CMV può essere difficoltoso. L'esame del campo visivo, insieme all'esame oftalmoscopico ed alla  ...
‎1994
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal
... of pitchstone, and it is so arranged in the Royal Museum of France, under the name Retinite porjpkyritiqztc et sul/retinite. I am quite satisfied of the resem_ blance of these to your pitchstone-porphyry, but they are by no means identical with it.
Sir David Brewster, Robert Jameson, 1820
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System of Mineralogy
Its colour and smell distinguish it from earth-coal. * Retinite. Retin-Asphalt, H atchett. Retin-asphalt, Hatchett, in Phil. Trans. for 1804-. Id. Kid, vol. ii. p. 66.— Erdharze, IVagner, in Von Moll's Ephemeriden der Berg und Hiittenkunde, b. iv. 5 . 20.
Bobert Jameson, 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETINITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retinite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Retinite Pigmentosa: nuove possibilità terapeutiche per la cecità da …
Circa 22.000 persone in Italia¹ soffrono di Retinite Pigmentosa, una malattia rara, ereditaria e degenerativa che porta alla cecità. La malattia ha un decorso ... «Meteo Web, Jul 15»
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Retinite pigmentosa: ecco il ruolo delle cellule immunitarie
La retinite pigmentosa è una distrofia retinica ereditaria che causa la progressiva perdita dei fotorecettori periferici, nei casi più gravi fino alla perdita della vista. «La Stampa, Jul 15»
3
Retinite: a che punto siamo con il “collirio della Montalcini”?
Circa un anno fa è cominciata la prima sperimentazione del collirio a base del rhNGF su 50 pazienti con retinite pigmentosa. A che punto è questo studio? «Galileo, Apr 15»
4
I sintomi della retinite da CMV e il trattamento del Citomegalovirus
Le retinite da CMV (Citomegalovirus) è una grave infezione oculare che colpisce più facilmente soggetti immunodepressi (ad esempio malati di AIDS, o persone ... «Blogosfere, Mar 15»
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Retinite pigmentosa: un incontro gratuito presso l'Istituto dei ciechi di …
L'Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano ospita sabato 14 marzo il convegno gratuito dal titolo Lotta alla Retinite Pigmentosa, 20 20 - Verso una migliore condizione visiva. «MilanoToday, Mar 15»
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USA: cieco da 10 anni torna a vedere grazie all'occhio bionico
Allen Zderad, 68enne di Forest Lake, Minnesota, soffre di retinite pigmentosa, una malattia genetica degenerativa che spesso provoca la cecità, e non è stato in ... «Diregiovani, Feb 15»
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11 Febbraio 2015, Firenze. Serata informativa sulla Retinite
Circa 15.000 persone in Italia soffrono di Retinite Pigmentosa, una malattia rara, ereditaria e degenerativa che porta alla cecità. La malattia ha un decorso ... «Osservatorio Malattie Rare, Feb 15»
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NGF: nuove prospettive per la cura della retinite pigmentosa
La Retinite Pigmentosa è caratterizzata dalla progressiva degenerazione dei fotorecettori retinici (bastoncelli e, più tardivamente, i coni) con conseguente deficit ... «Medicitalia.it, Jan 15»
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Retinite pigmentosa, un occhio bionico per recuperare la vista
Oltre 16 mila persone in Italia soffrono di retinite pigmentosa, malattia che porta alla cecità e per cui oggi non esiste una cura. Una innovativa protesi retinica ... «HealthDesk, Dec 14»
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Arriva l'occhio bionico«Un clic e ho ricominciato a vedere»
La retinite pigmentosa aveva spento pian piano il suo sguardo, fino a lasciarla al buio dieci anni fa. Da qualche settimana però questa sessantaseienne ... «Corriere della Sera, Oct 14»

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