That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“I remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.
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