residuum

[ri-zij-oo-uh m]

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noun, plural re·sid·u·a [ri-zij-oo-uh] /rɪˈzɪdʒ u ə/.

the residue, remainder, or rest of something.

Also residue. Chemistry. a quantity or body of matter remaining after evaporation, combustion, distillation, etc.

any residual product.

Law. the residue of an estate.

Origin of residuum

From Latin, dating back to 1665–75; see origin at residual

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Related Words for residuum

rest, vestige, residue, particle, remains, fragment, shred, bit, piece, slag, debris, silt, waste, trash, powder, impact, outcome, stump, surplus, garbage

Examples from the Web for residuum

Historical Examples of residuum

To us there seems to be no residuum of this long piece of dialectics.
Parmenides
Plato
We are not concerned to determine what is the residuum of truth which remains for ourselves.
Charmides
Plato
But the residuum of separate nations was some time in making its appearance.
The Story of Rouen
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
The residuum of truth that remained after these had been sifted out was something like this.
Crooked Trails and Straight
William MacLeod Raine
After elimination of all verbiage, this fact was the only residuum.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66
John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for residuum

residuum

noun plural -ua (-jʊə)

a more formal word for residue

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residuum in Medicine

residuum

[rĭ-zĭj′ōō-əm]

n. pl. re•sid•u•a (-ōō-ə)

Something remaining after removal of a part; a residue.