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Definition residue in American English

residue noun

[countable] noun
/ˈrezɪdu/
1

the part of something that remains after the rest has gone or ended

Example

pesticide residues in food

Example

the historical residue of discrimination in school systems

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1.1

a substance that remains after a chemical process

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Definition residue in American English