retentie

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin retentio (perhaps via French rétention), itself from retinere 'to retain, remember' (from re- 're-, again' + -tinere, the compound variation of tenere 'to keep, hold'). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rəˈtɛn(t)si/ === Noun === retentie f (plural retenties, diminutive retentietje n) (law) the retention, act of retaining something rather than returning it (history) the confiscation of a fief by the feudal lord a remembrance, (retention in) memory the abilty retentiveness, to retain, to remember the inability to secrete a substance, notably as a medical condition or concerning a delay in the passage of water the preservation of the shape of (a corrected set of) teeth ==== Synonyms ==== (law) terughouding recht van retentie n retenue (memory ability) herinneringsvermogen n, retentie-vermogen n ==== Antonyms ==== teruggave afstand (medical) afscheiding ==== Derived terms ==== (by type) driftretentie, keukenzoutretentie, urineretentie, vruchtretentie retentie-apparaat n retentiebevoegdheid retentiecultuur retentiecurve retentiecyste retentiedrager m retentiedruk retentie-evenwicht n retentiefactor m retentiegezwel n retentiehypothese retentieplaat retentieplaats retentierecht n retentietest m retentietoxicose ==== Related terms ==== retentor m == French == === Participle === retentie f sg feminine singular of retenti