Residuum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something remaining after removal of a part; a residue.
  • n. Law See residue.
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  • n. The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which is left after any process; that which remains; a residue.
  • n. Specifically, in late, that part of an estate which is left after the payment of charges, debts, and particular bequests; more strictly, the part so left which is effectively disposed of by a residuary clause.
  • n. In geology, the insoluble remainder left behind during processes of rock-weathering by the removal of the soluble portion.
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  • n. something left after other parts have been taken away
    • Variant
    residua   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    residue   
     
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