residue
[rez-i-doo, -dyoo]
- something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
- Chemistry.
- residuum(def 2).
- an atom or group of atoms considered as a group or part of a molecule.
- that part remaining as a solid on a filter paper after a liquid passes through in the filtration procedure.
- Law. the part of a testator's estate that remains after the payment of all debts, charges, special devises, and bequests.
- Mathematics.
- the coefficient of the term with exponent −1 in a Laurent series of a function of a complex variable.
- a number related to a given number by a congruence.
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Origin of residue
Synonyms
See more synonyms for residue on Thesaurus.com1. remains, residuum. See remainder.
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Contemporary Examples
For five weeks I forced myself to sit at my house table, figuring that my reluctance was a residue of my introversion.
There is no mention of any residue of the tablets that Shawn is supposed to have taken.
That oil used in manufacturing the gauges had not been flushed out, and a residue remained.
Historical Examples
The residue is of a brown color, and has a saline, bitter taste.
It gave a residue on ignition amounting only to 1.6 per cent.
Brewers' grains are the residue of barley malt and corn grits.
Government by the Brewers?Adolph Keitel
And whichever of these qualities we find in the State, the one which is not found will be the residue?
The RepublicPlato
A residue of egoism remains in every affection—even paternal.
ChanceJoseph Conrad
residue
- matter remaining after something has been removed
- law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French residu, from Latin residuus remaining over, from residēre to stay behind, reside
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Word Origin and History for residue
n.
mid-14c., from Old French residu (14c.), from Latin residuum "a remainder, that which is left behind," noun use of neuter of adjective residuus "remaining, left over," from residere "remain behind" (see reside).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
residue
(rĕz′ĭ-dōō′)- The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part.
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