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res⋅i⋅due

  [rez-i-doo, -dyoo]
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–noun
1. something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
2. Chemistry.
a. residuum (def. 2).
b. an atom or group of atoms considered as a group or part of a molecule.
c. that part remaining as a solid on a filter paper after a liquid passes through in the filtration procedure.
3. Law. the part of a testator's estate that remains after the payment of all debts, charges, special devises, and bequests.
4. Mathematics.
a. the coefficient of the term with exponent −1 in a Laurent series of a function of a complex variable.
b. a number related to a given number by a congruence.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < MF residu < L residuum what is left over; see residual

Synonyms:
1. remains, residuum. See remainder.

re⋅sid⋅u⋅um

  [ri-zij-oo-uhm]
–noun, plural -sid⋅u⋅a  [-zij-oo-uh] .
1. the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
2. Also, residue. Chemistry. a quantity or body of matter remaining after evaporation, combustion, distillation, etc.
3. any residual product.
4. Law. the residue of an estate.
Origin:
1665–75; < L; see residual
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res·i·due   (rěz'ĭ-dōō', -dyōō')   
n.  
  1. The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part.
  2. Matter remaining after completion of an abstractive chemical or physical process, such as evaporation, combustion, distillation, or filtration; residuum.
  3. Law The remainder of a testator's estate after all claims, debts, and bequests are satisfied. Also called residuum.

[Middle English, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus, remaining, from residēre, to remain behind; see reside.]
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Residue

Res"i*due\ (r?z"?-d?), n. [F. r['e]sidu, L. residuum, fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to remain behind. See Reside, and cf. Residuum.]

1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.

The residue of them will I deliver to the sword. --Jer. xv. 9.

If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a residue of English liberty would have been saved. --I. Taylor.

2. (Law) That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies.

3. (Chem.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense.

Note: The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups containing carbon, the term residue being applied to the others.

4. (Theory of Numbers) Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.

Syn: Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains; leavings; relics.
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Language Translation for : residue
Spanish: residuo,
German: der Rest,
Japanese: 残り
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residue 
1362, from O.Fr. residu, from L. residuum "a remainder," neut. of residuus "remaining, left over," from residere "remain behind" (see residence). Residual (adj.) is from 1570.
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Main Entry: res·i·due
Pronunciation: 're-z&-"dü, -"dyü
Function: noun
: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated; specifically : the part of a testator's estate remaining after the satisfaction of all debts, charges, taxes, and legacies other than residuary legacies
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: res·i·due
Pronunciation: 'rez-&-"d(y)ü
Function: noun
: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, ordesignated; specifically : a constituent structural unit (as a group or monomer) of a usually complex molecule residues in a protein>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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