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Turn the hotplate off and allow the residual heat to keep the mixture simmering.
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Residual — Re*sid u*al (r? z?d ? al), a. [See {Residue}.] Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. [1913 Webster] {Residual air} (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
residual — re·sid·u·al /ri zi jə wəl/ adj: of, relating to, or constituting a residue: residuary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. residual … Law dictionary
residual — adjetivo 1. De los residuos: planta de reciclaje residual. 2. Que queda como residuo: Quedan por escrutar algunos votos, pero son votos residuales que no van a alterar los resultados. aguas* residuales / negras … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
residual — adj. Perteneciente o relativo al residuo. ☛ V. agua residual … Diccionario de la lengua española
residual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone or been subtracted. ► NOUN 1) a residual quantity. 2) a royalty paid to a performer or writer for a repeat of a play, television show, or advertisement. 3) the resale value of a… … English terms dictionary
Residual — Re*sid u*al, n. (Math.) (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. (b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
residual — Relativo a la parte de algo que permanece después de una actividad que elimina la mayor parte de la sustancia. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
residual — adj. 2 g. Referente a resíduo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
residual — [adj] leftover balance, continuing, enduring, extra, lingering, net, remaining, surplus, unconsumed, unused, vestigal; concepts 560,771 Ant. base, core … New thesaurus
residual — [ri zij′o͞o əl] adj. [see RESIDUE & AL] of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining n. 1. what is left at the end of a process; something remaining ☆ 2. the fee paid to a performer for … English World dictionary
residual — the pre agreed estimated value at the end of a leasing period of an item subject to a leasing agreement. Glossary of Business Terms (1) For sequential pay CMO structures, a residual tranche is the CMO tranche that receives the excess cash flow… … Financial and business terms
