residuum

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re·sid·u·um

R0175900 (rĭ-zĭj′o͞o-əm)n. pl. re·sid·u·a (-o͞o-ə) 1. Something remaining after removal of a part; a residue.2. Law See residue.

[Latin, residue; see residue.]

residuum

(rɪˈzɪdjʊəm) n, pl -ua (-jʊə) a more formal word for residue

re•sid•u•um

(rɪˈzɪdʒ u əm)

n., pl. -sid•u•a (-ˈzɪdʒ u ə) 1. a remainder or residue. 2. the matter remaining after operation of any of a number of chemical processes, as filtration. [1665–75; < Latin; see residual]

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Noun

residuum - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"remainder, residual, rest, residue, balancecomponent part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"leftover, remnant - a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

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residue

[rez´ĭ-doo] a remainder; that which remains after the removal of other substances; in organic chemistry a portion of a molecule that is incorporated into another molecule, e.g., an amino acid residue of a polypeptide.

res·i·due

(rez'i-dū), That which remains after removal of one or more substances. Synonym(s): residuum [L. residuum]

res·i·due

(rez'i-dū) That which remains after removal of one or more substances.
Synonym(s): residuum. [L. residuum]

residuum

(re-zij'yu-um) (re-zij'u-a) plural.residua [L. residuum, left over] Residue.

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Synonyms for residuum

noun something left after other parts have been taken away

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