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Definitions for: Residue
[n] something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"
[n] matter that remains after something has been removed
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: remainder, residual, residuum, rest
See Also: ash, component, component part, cotton cake, cottonseed cake, dottle, leftover, matter, part, portion, remnant, substance
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