Definition of residue

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

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Hexyl :: Hexyl (n.) A compound radical, C6H13, regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds..
Residuary :: Residuary (a.) Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate..
Brine :: Brine (n.) Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters..
Myricyl :: Myricyl (n.) A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; -- called also melissyl.
Pyridyl :: Pyridyl (n.) A hypothetical radical, C5H4N, regarded as the essential residue of pyridine, and analogous to phenyl..
Rest :: Rest (n.) That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue..
Propionyl :: Propionyl (n.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds..
Remnant :: Remnant (a.) That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue..
Betaine :: Betaine (n.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste..
Dicarbonic :: Dicarbonic (a.) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid..
Vaseline :: Vaseline (n.) A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum..
Octoyl :: Octoyl (n.) A hypothetical radical (C8H15O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid..
Isatogen :: Isatogen (n.) A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H4NO2, regarded as the essential residue of a series of compounds, related to isatin, which easily pass by reduction to indigo blue..
Saline :: Saline (n.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
Residue :: Residue (n.) Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues..
Residue :: Residue (n.) That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder..
Remanent :: Remanent (a.) That which remains; a remnant; a residue.
Reversion :: Reversion (n.) That which reverts or returns; residue.
Residue :: Residue (n.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense..
Propyl :: Propyl (n.) The hypothetical radical C3H7, regarded as the essential residue of propane and related compounds..
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