residuum

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. something left after other parts have been taken away“there was no remainder”“he threw away the rest”“he took what he wanted and I got the balance”Synonyms: remainderbalanceresidualresiduerest
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Residuum \Re*sid"u*um\ (-?m), n. [L. See Residue.] That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue. [1913 Webster]

"I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue. --L. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

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