residuum
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re·sid·u·um
(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.]
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residuum
(rɪˈzɪdjʊəm)n, pl -ua (-jʊə)
a more formal word for residue
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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 | 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" 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" |
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