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单词 residue
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
res•i•due /ˈrɛzɪˌdu, -ˌdyu/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used;
    remainder;
    the rest;
    a remnant:Residues from chemical pesticides could harm children.
See -sid-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
res•i•due  (rezi do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used;
    remainder;
    rest;
    remnant.
  2. 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.
  3. Lawthe part of a testator's estate that remains after the payment of all debts, charges, special devises, and bequests.
  4. 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.
  • Latin residuum what is left over; see residual
  • Middle French residu
  • Middle English 1300–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remains, residuum. See remainder. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
residue /ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː/ n
  1. matter remaining after something has been removed
  2. what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French residu, from Latin residuus remaining over, from residēre to stay behind, reside
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