residuum

re·sid·u·um  (r-zj-m)

n. pl. re·sid·u·a (--)

1. Something remaining after removal of a part; a residue.

2. Law See residue.

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[Latin, residue; see residue.]

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residuum [rɪˈzɪdjʊəm]

n pl -ua [-jʊə]

a more formal word for residue

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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, 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

Translations

residuum [rɪˈzɪdjʊəm] N (residua (pl)) → residuo m

residuum

n (Chem) → Rückstand m, → Residuum nt