2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement. Retiring board (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for active service. — Retiring pension, a pension granted to a public officer on his retirement from office or service.
RETISTENE
Ret"i*stene, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene.
RETITELAE
Ret`i*te"læ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. rete a net + tela a web.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; — called also
Retitelariæ.
RETOLD
Re*told",
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Retell.
RETORSION
Re*tor"sion, n.
Defn: Same as Retortion.
RETORT
Re*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retorting.]
Etym: [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to
turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. Retort, n., 2.]