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Definition of Residue

1. Noun. Matter that remains after something has been removed.

2. Noun. Something left after other parts have been taken away. "He took what he wanted and I got the balance"

Definition of Residue

1. n. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.

Definition of Residue

1. something remaining after the removal of a part [n -S]

Medical Definition of Residue

1. A single unit within a polymer, such as an amino acid within a polypeptide or protein. This term reflects the fact that sugars, nucleotides, and amino acids usually lose a few atoms (usually hydrogen and oxygen) when they are polymerised into a larger molecule. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Residue

residual cleft residual cyst residual error residual inhibition residual inhibitor residual lumen residual oil residual ovary syndrome residual ridge residual schizophrenia

residual soil residual urine residual volume residuary residue (current term) residue (current term) residues residuum residuum residuums

resift resifted resifting resifts resight resighted resighting resights resign resignation

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