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residue

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res·i·due  (rz-d, -dy)
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 residre, to remain behind; see reside.]

residue [ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː]
n
1. matter remaining after something has been removed
2. (Law) Law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts
[from Old French residu, from Latin residuus remaining over, from residēre to stay behind, reside]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.residueresidue - matter that remains after something has been removed
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
crackling, greaves - the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
ash - the residue that remains when something is burned
cotton cake, cottonseed cake - the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds
dottle - the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
2.residue - 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"
component 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

residue
noun remainder, remains, remnant, leftovers, rest, extra, balance, excess, surplus, dregs, residuum She loaded the residue of lunch onto a tray.
Translations
residue [ˈrezɪdjuː] N
1. (= remainder) → resto m, residuo m
a residue of bad feelingun residuo de rencor, un rencor que queda
2. (Jur) → bienes mpl residuales
3. (Chem) → residuo m

residue [ˈrɛzɪdjuː] n
[money, time, feeling] → reste m
(CHEMISTRY)résidu m

residue
n
Rest m; (Chem) → Rückstand m
(Jur) → Nachlass m (nach Abzug sämtlicher Verbindlichkeiten)

residue [ˈrɛzɪdjuː] n (frm) → residuo, residui mpl
residue [ˈrɛzɪdjuː] n (frm) → residuo, residui mpl

residue
n residue [ˈrezidjuː]
what remains or is left over. oorblyfsel بَقِيَّه، فَضْلَه остатък zbytek, usazenina rest der Rest κατάλοιπο, υπόλοιπο residuo jääk رسوب؛ ابقیمانده jäännös résidu שֵאִרית शेष ostatak maradék sisa, residu afgangur, leifar residuo 残り 나머지 likutis, liekanos pārpalikums; atlikums baki, sisa overblijfsel bunnfall, rest, belegg pozostałość resíduo reziduu остаток zvyšok ostanek ostatak återstod, rest ส่วนที่เหลือ artık 殘餘 залишок بچا کھچا phần còn lại
adj residual [rəˈzidjuəl, (American ) -dʒu-]
reswaarde مُتَبَقٍّ остатъчен zbylý rest- Rest-... υπολειμματικός residual ülejäänud باقی مانده؛ تفاله ای jäännös- résiduel שֶׁנוֹתָר बचा हुआ, शेष preostao, preostatak megmaradó, maradék mengenai sisa afgangs- residuo 残りの 나머지의 (užsi)likęs pārpalikušais; atlikušais baki overgebleven rest-, gjenværende pozostały, szczątkowy residual rezidual остаточный zvyšný, zostávajúci preostal preostao överbliven, resterande ซึ่งเหลืออยู่ artık 殘留的 такий, що залишився після віднімання باقی ماندہ thuộc phần còn lại


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Nothing occurred, however, materially to disturb the residue of the voyage excepting a violent storm; and on the twenty-second of March, the Tonquin arrived at the mouth of the Oregon, or Columbia River.
When she took the paste out to bake it, she left smears of dough sticking to the sides of the measure, put the measure on the shelf behind the stove, and let this residue ferment.
If it should be a slight commotion in a small part of a State, the militia of the residue would be adequate to its suppression; and the national presumption is that they would be ready to do their duty.
 
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