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Definition of residuum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

residuum

noun
 
/rɪˈzɪdjuəm/
 
/rɪˈzɪdʒuəm/
(plural residua
 
/rɪˈzɪdjuə/
 
/rɪˈzɪdjuə/
)
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  1. something that remains after a reaction or process has taken place
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, neuter of residuus ‘remaining’, from the verb residere.
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