Residue
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Residue may refer to:
Residue may also be:
- Residue (chemistry)Residue (chemistry)In chemistry, residue is the material remaining after a distillation or an evaporation, or to a portion of a larger molecule, such as a methyl group. It may also refer to the undesired byproducts of a reaction....
, material remaining after a distillation or an evaporation, or portion of a larger molecule- In particular, in biology, often refers specifically to an amino acidAmino acidAmino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side-chain that varies between different amino acids. The key elements of an amino acid are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen...
- In particular, in biology, often refers specifically to an amino acid
- Residue (law), portion of the testator's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will
- Residue (complex analysis)Residue (complex analysis)In mathematics, more specifically complex analysis, the residue is a complex number proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities...
, mathematics, complex number describing the behavior of line integrals of a meromorphic function around a singularity - Crop residueCrop residueThere are two types of agricultural crop residues:Field residues are materials left in an agricultural field or orchard after the crop has been harvested. These residues include stalks and stubble , leaves, and seed pods...
, materials left after agricultural processes - Relationship residue, lingering feelings occurring after the commencement of a relationship often brought about by the unwillingness of one party to let go which can lead to sporadic emotional discharges.
Residue may also be:
- The remainderRemainderIn arithmetic, the remainder is the amount "left over" after the division of two integers which cannot be expressed with an integer quotient....
in modular arithmeticModular arithmeticIn mathematics, modular arithmetic is a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers "wrap around" after they reach a certain value—the modulus.... - The heavier fractions of crude oil that fail to vaporize in an oil refineryOil refineryAn oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...