Residue

Origin

Middle English, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus ("remaining"), from resideō ("I remain behind").

Full definition of residue

Noun

1. Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
2. (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
3. (legal) 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.
4. (mathematics) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

Derived terms

• nonresidue
• quadratic residue
• residual
• residuary

Related terms

• residuum

Anagrams

• diuerse, ureides