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residue

[rez-i-doo, -dyoo]

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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.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French residu < Latin residuum what is left over; see residual

Can be confused: residual, residue.

Synonyms
1. remains, residuum. See remainder.

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Perc residue also remains on clothes after they are cleaned.

Gut rest for a couple days, liquid or low residue diet along with whatever antibiotics you're currently prescribed.

The exchange is the only major stockmarket with a residue of waving humans on the floor.

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Perc residue also remains on clothes after they are cleaned.

Gut rest for a couple days, liquid or low residue diet along with whatever antibiotics you're currently prescribed.

The exchange is the only major stockmarket with a residue of waving humans on the floor.

Clean residue before it cures, with alcohol or acetone.

The team found that the top and bottom sections of the core were clear of petroleum residue.

Behavioral residue is the residue of our actions, and our actions are the meat of everyday personality.

Paper money is almost always tainted with drug residue.

It leaves waxy residue that can either be skimmed from the surface or sink to the bottom of the ocean.

Can't erase with your hands unless you want marker residue on your hands and clothes.

It's nothing overt nor mean-spirited, simply the remaining residue of a different time.

Badler suspected that the reddish stain present on one side of the fragments was wine residue.

From the residue of mining to untreated sewage, the world is grappling with a host of environmental problems.

Crop residue and forest-burning are another major source.

If you don't see any suds right away, turn off the machine and see if there is any soapy residue.

Then it turned, and the soupy detritus was sucked out to the sea-leaving only a uniform residue of crushed pieces.

During their tests, honeybees swarmed areas where explosive residue was present.

By also burning the residue from the paper making, you would actually require no extra energy input.

Eventually, the whole thing develops a gray residue.

Also, several types of starch grains were found on the stones, which the researchers say is residue from cracking local nuts.

Unidentified aerial phenomena offer a lesson on the residue problem in science.

Another method is to wipe down suspect objects and then inspect the cloth for bomb residue.

Empty and rinse all your recyclables to remove food residue and other debris.

The reaction produces hydrogen and leaves a residue of charcoal which is an excellent soil ammendment.

Toxic residue left on furniture, clothing, and hair by cigarette smoke.

He hopes that testing of the knives will reveal residue that could indicate what the ancient people ate.

Ie potential health issues due to oxidized metallic residue falling on nations the world over.

The condensation on the faucet will catch a dark residue.

The dumped water has an oily residue that destroys the insulating properties of penguin feathers.

They are non-ionizing waves and do not leave a residue.

Aerobic bacteria consume plant residue and excrete polysaccharides that hold soil together.

Natural oils from your skin can leave residue that may affect your final print.

While doing our best for the safe disposal and monitoring of the residue of this dumb experiment.

Many of the mirrors will have white powder residue on them.

The chalky residue secreted is a source of sand in the tropics.

Pay no attention to the residue of cooking oil, food particles, and chemicals from your cosmetics and toothpastes.

The rubbing alcohol could react with the residue of the previous cleaning solution.

Coffee oil residue produces that familiar rancid tang, so rinse the machine thoroughly with hot water after each use.

Over time, residue from laundry detergents and fabric softeners may cling to the inside of the washer.

He said propane is better than gasoline for an engine because it lacks as many impurities and doesn't cause engine residue.

There are some good boilogical cleaners on the market that will break down the residue and that may help.

You'll also cut down on oil changes because you get less residue.

Water-based fog machines generate dense billows without the odor and greasy residue of oil-based smokers.

Toxic residue from cigarette smoke clings to hair and carpets, endangering children, experts say.

But the residue of that patronizing approach persists in some departments.

Its narrow streets feature the residue of older struggles, its tenements and.

It leaves at the discretion of the executors the residue of the estate.

The evidence sat in front of them for years in the form of a powdery residue on some fossils.

It's also nontoxic and leaves no residue in the car.

It was covered with bird droppings and the residue of a dozen states.

The hitch is that syngas from waste is full of tarry residue that tends to gum up the turbine.

It also leaves a salty residue causing pollution and opening the ecosystems up for new invasive species.

Roundup itself breaks down quickly, leaving no toxic residue.

The surface is skimmed, the clear fat poured off, and the residue discarded.

For one thing, organic produce contains measurably less pesticide residue than conventional produce.

The study, one of the first of its kind, will try to determine whether the sticky residue from magnesium chloride is harmful.

The dirt would fill existing disposal ponds of uranium tailings, residue from processing.

The area's steel manufacturing may be gone now, but the real residue of those years.

And the crop residue on the topsoil, scientists say, keeps the earth moist and fertile.

Lots of heavy metals and nasty stuff is residue from geothermal steam extraction.

It is colorless and easily absorbed, has a faint medicinal odor and leaves no noticable residue on the skin.

Pesticide residue on produce grown without pesticides occurs as a result of drift from nearby fields.

Ugly fighting words had been exchanged, leaving a residue of aggrieved feelings.

They highlight how the residue of history affects our perception of the present as well as our imaginings of the future.

Previously, they had said the residue was not visible when the reactor was inspected last year.

It took quite some time, and he had said he couldn?t speak because of all the residue in his mouth.

It's a sticky business: petunias exude a sap that leaves an unpleasant residue on fingers and garden shears.

Throughout, in fact, the residue of the war's fraternal horror is the grave thematic substratum beneath capers and mystifications.

Then, the plumber walks out of the flat, never to returnleaving behind a residue of paranoia and shattered values.

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World English Dictionary

residue (ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː)

—n
1.	matter remaining after something has been removed
2.	law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts

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

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Word Origin & History

residue

mid-14c., from O.Fr. residu, from L. residuum "a remainder," neut. of residuus "remaining, left over," from residere "remain behind" (see residence).

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Medical Dictionary

residue res·i·due (rěz'ĭ-d&oomacr;', -dy&oomacr;')
n.
The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part.

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"Every poem of value must have a residue [of language].... It cannot be exhausted because our lives are not long enough to do so. Indeed, in the greatest poetry, the residue may seem to increase as our experience increases—that is, as we become more sensitive to the particular ignitions in its language. We return to a poem not because of its symbolic [or sociological] value, but because of the waste, or subversion, or difficulty, or consolation of its provision."

-William Logan

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