Meanings
nounresidue (countable and uncountable, plural residues)
plural residues
- countableuncountableThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- countableuncountablechemistryThe substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
- countableuncountablelawWhatever 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.
- countableuncountablemodular arithmeticA representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base.
- countableuncountablecomplex analysisA form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.
By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
2001, Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, page 72
Synonyms & antonyms
whatever remains
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nounsomething left after other parts have been taken away
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinresiduum
- Old Frenchresidu
- Middle Englishresidue
- Englishresidue
From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian остатък
- остатък (ostatăk)whatever remains
Catalan residu, residu
- residu(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- residuwhatever remains
Chinese Mandarin 留數 /留数, 殘餘 /残余
- 留數 /留数 (liúshù)(mathematics) form of complex number
- 殘餘 /残余 (cányú)whatever remains
Esperanto reziduo
- reziduo(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
Finnish jäännös, jäte
- jäännös(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- jäte(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- jäämä(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- kuolinpesän jakamaton nettovarallisuus(law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests
- residy(mathematics) form of complex number
- jäännöswhatever remains
- tähdewhatever remains
- ylijäämäwhatever remains
- jäämäwhatever remains
French résidu
- résidu(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
German Rückstand, Nachlass
- Rückstand(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- Nachlass(law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests
- Residuum(mathematics) form of complex number
- Überrestwhatever remains
Greek υπόλοιπο
- υπόλοιπο (ypóloipo)whatever remains
Hawaiian kūkae
- kūkaewhatever remains
Hindi शेष, अवशेष
- शेष (śeṣ)whatever remains
- अवशेष (avśeṣ)whatever remains
Hungarian üledék, maradék
- üledék(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- maradékwhatever remains
Indonesian residu, residu
- residu(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- residuwhatever remains
Irish dríodar, fuílleach
- dríodar(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- fuílleach(law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests
- dríodarwhatever remains
- fuílleachwhatever remains
Italian residuo, residuo
- residuo(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- residuowhatever remains
Malay baki, sisa
- baki(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- sisawhatever remains
- tahiwhatever remains
Māori toenga
- toengawhatever remains
Polish osad
- osad(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
Portuguese resíduo, resíduo
- resíduo(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- resíduo(mathematics) form of complex number
- resíduowhatever remains
Russian оса́док, отсто́й
- оса́док (osádok)(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- отсто́й (otstój)(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- вы́чет (výčet)(mathematics) form of complex number
- оста́ток (ostátok)whatever remains
Spanish residuo, residuo
- residuo(chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
- residuowhatever remains
Swedish residy
- residy(mathematics) form of complex number
Vietnamese bã
- bãwhatever remains
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Cite this entry
APA
residue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residue
MLA
“residue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residue. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residue.
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