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residue

[rez-i-doo, -dyoo] / ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyu /


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The insurance department contends the complaint process has resulted in the reversal of claim denials, increased payouts and agreements in individual cases to test for the toxic residues of wildfire smoke.

From Los Angeles Times

Andrew says the "worst offenders" include cereal, scrambled eggs, or starchy food with protein-heavy residues.

From BBC

“If she doesn’t, it’ll be a little more difficult for her. It’s not irreparable. But there will be a residue to this.”

From Los Angeles Times

At a Tennessee plant, Korea Zinc plans to extract gallium and about a dozen other critical metals present in the residue from refining zinc ore.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, the leftover flour is free from processing contaminants, aside from residues already present from agricultural sunflower cultivation.

From Science Daily