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The correct spelling is residue.
How to pronounce residue
noun
IPA: /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/
Say it like: Res-idue
The correct spelling is residue. Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
- 2.The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
- 3.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.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.A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.
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