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residue a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. [2 definitions]
residuum the remainder of something after a part is removed; residue. [2 definitions]
resign to terminate a period of employment, esp. by formal notification (often fol. by "from"). [5 definitions]
re-sign to sign again.
resignation the giving up of a job, office, or other position, or a formal letter of intent to do so. [2 definitions]
resigned characterized by an attitude of submission or passive acceptance.
resilience the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. [2 definitions]
resilient able to resume shape after being pressed or stretched; elastic. [2 definitions]
resin a sticky organic substance secreted by fir trees and certain other plants and used mainly to make plastics, medicines, and varnishes. [3 definitions]
resiniferous yielding resin, as certain trees.
resinous pertaining to, like, or full of resin.
resist to actively oppose or strive against. [4 definitions]
resistance the act or process of resisting. [4 definitions]
resistant capable of or giving resistance.
resister a person who resists, esp. someone who works in opposition to the policies of a government or other dominant power.
resistible capable of being resisted.
resistive given to or marked by resistance.
resistivity the degree of electrical resistance of a conductor, expressed in terms of the amount per unit of length. [2 definitions]
resistless not capable of being resisted; irresistible. [2 definitions]
resistor a part of an electric circuit that provides resistance to some of the current.
resite combined form of site.