residue

[ rez-i-doo, -dyoo ]

/ ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyu /

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noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR residue

1 remains, residuum.

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Origin of residue

1300–50; Middle English from Middle French residu from Latin residuum “what is left over”; see residual

synonym study for residue

1. See remainder.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH residue

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Words nearby residue

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How to use residue in a sentence

The liquidy residue at the top of your yogurt cup is an excellent example of whey.
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An unpublished 2015 study, also coauthored by Fullagar, found collagen residues on three Cerutti stones, including the newly proposed hammering stone.
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It helps remove all sorts of food residue without harming the tongue, and can dissolve mineral deposits on teeth, so Li decided to give the liquid a try.
Mineral body armor helps some leaf-cutting ants win fights with bigger kin|Christie Wilcox|November 24, 2020|Science News
Coal ash is the fine residue left when coal is burned to produce power.
A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|November 24, 2020|ProPublica

By the time I get home, my ride has washed away all of the work residue.
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For five weeks I forced myself to sit at my house table, figuring that my reluctance was a residue of my introversion.
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Empty cigarette packs, liquor bottles, containers sticky with food residue covered the floor.
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Kaszeta insisted that the chemical compound hexamine in the sarin residue was a tell-tale sign of Syrian government involvement.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet she also conceded that there is some crude residue still inside the Tesoro rail-facility stormwater system.
Oil Tankers Leaking into Seattle’s Water|Bill Conroy|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hot chemicals—vaporized electrolyte—had left a trail of toxic residue in the electronics bay.
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The remainder of the residue may be dissolved in a little dilute sulphuric acid.
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The energetic, the daring, the high-spirited go, leaving the residue more abject and nerveless than ever.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
I said: In the midst of my days I shall go to the gates of hell: I sought for the residue of my years.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
When the small residue was completely dry, it was a yellow solid soluble in dilute alcohol and acid to litmus.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The ether was evaporated and the residue was extracted with warm water and filtered.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

British Dictionary definitions for residue

residue

/ (ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː) /

noun

matter remaining after something has been removed

law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts

Word Origin for residue

C14: from Old French residu, from Latin residuus remaining over, from residēre to stay behind, reside

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