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residuum

[ ri-zij-oo-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural re·sid·u·a [ri-, zij, -oo-, uh].

the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
Also Chemistry. a quantity or body of matter remaining after evaporation, combustion, distillation, etc.
any residual product.
Law. the residue of an estate.

residuum

/ rɪˈzɪdjʊəm /

From Latin, dating back to 1665–75; residual

In either case the blue colour of reddened litmus is permanently restored by the residuum.

"In poculi fundo residuum non relinque, admonisheth Pythagoras," said he, returning the empty cup to the sexton.

Custom and the folkways, like habit in the individual, may be regarded as a mere residuum of past practices.

After agitation in water it loses this property, and the residuum is merely inflammable air, with no great diminution of its bulk.

It burns with smoke and soot, and leaves a residuum of a coaly substance.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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