residue
residue
Definition
resi·due (rez′ə do̵̅o̅′, -dyo̵̅o̅′)
noun
- that which is left over after part is taken away; remainder; rest
- Chem. the matter remaining at the end of a process, as after evaporation, combustion, filtration, etc.; residual product
- Law that part of a testator's estate which is left after all claims, charges, and bequests have been satisfied
Etymology: ME < MFr residu < L residuum, neut. of residuus, remaining < residere: see reside
residue
Synonyms
residue
n.
residue
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- chlormequat: A total of 8 samples of Spanish carrots were tested for residues of chlormequat.
- pesticide: Action: PSD Three UK samples contained residues of pesticides which are not approved for use on pears in the UK.
Converse of object
- conserve: We are investigating the role of conserved residues in proteins.
- contain: None of the samples tested were found to contain residues.
- remove: Rinse any collected plants with water to remove any residue that may be on them.
- leave: Pour away any extra excess fat from the tray leaving all residue behind.
Adjective modifier
- oily: The fuel is more completely burned and does not leave an oily residue as paraffin does.
- sticky: It leaves sticky residues that are not easy to remove from the contact surfaces.
- n-terminal: The 100 N-terminal residues are found to be necessary for transport through the membrane to be effected.
- amino-acid: The modification, known as phosphorylation, occurs at a single amino-acid residue in H2AX known as a serine.
- aspartic: In aspartic peptidases, the water molecule is directly bound by the side chains of aspartic residues.
- sialic: Neuraminidase ( NA ) treatment alters the glycocalyx by removing terminal sialic acid residues.
Modifies a noun
- diffuser: Quadratic residue diffuser In this case, the longest wells in the diffuser were replaced by shorter, active equivalents.
- centroid: The residue option uses residue centroids calculated from the currently selected atoms for the calculation.
Noun used with modifier
- pesticide: In 2003, the average level of pesticide residues in Delhi samples was 34 times above the same BIS standard.
- cysteine: The two Fe ions are each coordinated by two conserved cysteine residues.
- amino: In order for the correct bonds to be made, amino acid residues alone may be insufficient.
- histidine: The turn provides a hydrophobic environment for the zinc ion and the three ligating histidine residues at the catalytic centers of the enzymes.
- lysine: In the present case index I will refer to our particular cationic nitrogen in our particular lysine residue in our particular protein Target molecule.
- tyrosine: It commonly also contains a tyrosine residue that is important for catalysis.
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