residue

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French residu, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“I remain behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛzɪduː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/

Noun

residue (countable and uncountable, plural residues)

1. Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
2. (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
3. (biochemistry) A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
4. (law) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
5. (mathematics) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

Synonyms

• (whatever remains): lave, remnant; See also Thesaurus:remainder

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nonresidue
• quadratic residue

• residual
• residuary

Related terms

• residuum

Translations

whatever remains

• Catalan: residu (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 殘餘／残余 (cányú), 残余 (zh) (cányú)

• Finnish: jäännös (fi), tähde, ylijäämä (fi)
• Galician: residuo (gl) m
• German: Überrest (de) m
• Greek: υπόλοιπο (el) n (ypóloipo)
• Hungarian: maradék (hu)
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• Irish: dríodar m
• Italian: residuo (it) m
• Malay: sisa
• Maori: toenga, toenga
• Portuguese: resíduo (pt) m
• Russian: оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok)
• Spanish: residuo (es) m

(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration

• Catalan: residu (ca) m
• Finnish: jäännös (fi), jäte (fi)
• French: résidu (fr)
• Galician: residuo (gl) m
• German: Rückstand (de) m
• Hungarian: üledék (hu)
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• Irish: dríodar m
• Italian: residuo (it) m
• Polish: osad (pl) m
• Portuguese: resíduo (pt) m
• Russian: оса́док (ru) m (osádok), отсто́й (ru) m (otstój)
• Spanish: residuo (es)

(law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests

• Finnish: kuolinpesän jakamaton nettovarallisuus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Nachlass (de) m

(mathematics) form of complex number

• Finnish: residy
• German: Residuum n
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• Russian: вы́чет (ru) m (výčet)

Anagrams

• diuerse, diurese, ureides

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Italian

Adjective

residue f pl

1. feminine plural of residuo

Anagrams

• suderei

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) residue

1. vocative masculine singular of residuus