/ rɪˈzɪdjuəm; NAmE / noun
( pl. re·sidua / -djuə; NAmE /) ( technical ) something that remains after a reaction or process has taken place
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin , neuter of residuus remaining, from the verb residere .
/ rɪˈzɪdjuəm; NAmE / noun
( pl. re·sidua / -djuə; NAmE /) ( technical ) something that remains after a reaction or process has taken place
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin , neuter of residuus remaining, from the verb residere .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005