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residue
/ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/
noun
Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
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