Definition of residue

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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..

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Chromophore :: Chromophore (n.) Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient.
Thallene :: Thallene (n.) A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence..
Propionyl :: Propionyl (n.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds..
Speiss :: Speiss (n.) A regulus consisting essentially of nickel, obtained as a residue in fusing cobalt and nickel ores with silica and sodium carbonate to make smalt..
Remnant :: Remnant (a.) That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue..
Masticin :: Masticin (n.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic..
Picene :: Picene (n.) A hydrocarbon (C/H/) extracted from the pitchy residue of coal tar and petroleum as a bluish fluorescent crystalline substance.
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..
Pyridyl :: Pyridyl (n.) A hypothetical radical, C5H4N, regarded as the essential residue of pyridine, and analogous to phenyl..
Residual :: Residual (a.) Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.
Formyl :: Formyl (n.) A univalent radical, H.C:O, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde..
Elaterium :: Elaterium (n.) A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium)..
Rest :: Rest (n.) That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue..
Residuum :: Residuum (n.) That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.
Octoyl :: Octoyl (n.) A hypothetical radical (C8H15O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid..
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..
Hexyl :: Hexyl (n.) A compound radical, C6H13, regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds..
Saline :: Saline (n.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
Methylene :: Methylene (n.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; -- formerly called also methene..
Residue :: Residue (n.) That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies..
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