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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Residue \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The residue of them will I deliver to the sword.
                                                    --Jer. xv. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If church power had then prevailed over its victims,
              not a residue of English liberty would have been
              saved.                                --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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; a moiety or
        group; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in
        a more general sense.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Note: The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups
           containing carbon, the term residue and moiety being
           applied to the others.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains;
          leavings; relics.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Residue \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  residue
       n 1: matter that remains after something has been removed
       2: 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" [syn: remainder,
           balance, residual, residuum, rest]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Αγγλικά n.
     το υπόλοιπος μιας αφαίρεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la residuus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
     2 (lb en chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation,
  distillation, filtration or any similar process.
     3 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) 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 (lb en complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to
  the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing
  one of its singularity.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     n.
     1 Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
     2 (lb en chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation,
  distillation, filtration or any similar process.
     3 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) 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 (lb en complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to
  the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing
  one of its singularity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la residuus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
     2 (lb en chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation,
  distillation, filtration or any similar process.
     3 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) 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 (lb en complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to
  the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing
  one of its singularity.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la residuus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
     2 (lb en chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation,
  distillation, filtration or any similar process.
     3 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) 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 (lb en complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to
  the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing
  one of its singularity.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Englanti n.
     1 jäännös, ylijäämä, jäämä
     2 jäte

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  residue
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg matematik språk=en) rest (vid division)
     2 (tagg komplex analys språk=en) residy

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  البقيّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  residue //ˈɹɛzɪdjuː// //ˈɹɛzɪduː// 
  остатък
  whatever remains

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  reziduum

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  sedlina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  pozůstatek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  zbytek

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  gwarged 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Abbrand 
     Synonym: residuum
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Rest , Rückstand  [med.]  [techn.]
        "drug residues in milk and meat"  - Medikamentenrückstände in Milch und Fleisch
   see: residues
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Restbetrag 
   see: residues
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Restmenge 
   see: residues
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Reststoff , Residualstoff  [envir.]
     Synonyms: residual, residual materia
  
   see: residuals, residual materials, residues, agricultural residues
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  Rückstand  [chem.]
     Synonym: residuum
  
   see: residua, residuums, insoluble residue
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  
  υπόλοιπο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  residue //ˈɹɛzɪdjuː// //ˈɹɛzɪduː// 
  1. jäte, jäämä, jäännös
  (chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
  2. kuolinpesän jakamaton nettovarallisuus
  (law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests
  3. residy
  (mathematics) form of complex number
  4. jäämä, jäännös, tähde, ylijäämä
  whatever remains

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/ 
  1. शेष
        "The residue of an estate. "
        "Pesticide residues in food."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  ostatak, talog

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  1. üledék
  2. maradvány
  3. csapadék
  4. fûtôolaj
  5. maradék

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  residue /reziduː/
  1. liekana, likutis
     See also: remainder
  
     See also: residual
  
     See also: rest
  
  2. (teis.) likusi turto dalis

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  residue /ˈrezɪdju:/ 
    resztki, pozostałości

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  residue //ˈɹɛzɪdjuː// //ˈɹɛzɪduː// 
  residy
  (mathematics) form of complex number

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  residue /ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/
  1. kalan şey, artık, fazla şey
  2. (huk.) ölmüş kimsenin bütün borçları ve vasiyetleri ödendikten sonra geriye kalan tereke.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛzəˌdu/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  RESIDUE. That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, 
  the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by 
  will. 
       2. A will bequeathing the general residue of personal property, passes 
  to the residuary legatee everything not otherwise effectually disposed of 
  and it makes no difference whether a legacy falls into the estate by lapse, 
  or as void at law, the next of kin is equally excluded. 15 Ves. 416; 2 Mer. 
  392. Vide 7 Ves. 391; 4 Bro. C. C. 55; 1 Bro. C. C. 589; Rop. on Leg. Index, 
  h.t.; Worth. on Wills, 454. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "residue":
     afterglow, afterimage, balance, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff,
     debris, detritus, dregs, end, excess, fag end, filings, fossil,
     heel, holdover, husks, leavings, leftover, leftovers,
     odds and ends, offscourings, orts, parings, rags, refuse, relics,
     remainder, remains, remnant, residual, residuum, rest, roach,
     rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shavings,
     straw, stubble, stump, surplus, survival, sweepings, trace,
     vestige, waste
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 残渣,剩余,余数;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 残渣,剩余,余数

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