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residue

nounmasculine/ʁɨˈziðwu/medium

re·sí·du·o

Definition

Material that is left over or superfluous after a process is completed; waste, remainder.
The factory must safely dispose of its chemical residues.
After filtering the coffee, a residue of grounds remained.
Common collocations
solid wastehazardous wastehousehold wastewaste management

Etymology

Do latim 'residuum', 'o que resta'.

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