res|i|due

res|i|due
res|i|due «REHZ uh doo, -dyoo», noun.
1. what remains after a part is taken; remainder: »

The syrup had dried up, leaving a sticky residue at the bottom of the jar. The solution of almost any problem in cience leaves, as a residue, other unsolved questions (Fred W. Emerson).

2. the part of an estate that is left after all debts, charges, and particular devises and bequests have been satisfied: »

His will directed that after the payment of all debts and $10,000 to his brother, the residue of his property should go to his son.

3. Chemistry. an atom or group of atoms considered as a radical or part of a molecule.
╂[< Old French residu, learned borrowing from Latin residuum left over. See etym. of doublet residuum. (Cf. ↑residuum)]

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