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resid

resid

9.9
Thick heavy oil that remains after crude oil is heated and separated, often used as fuel
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛzɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : residuo
  • The refinery processes the crude oil, resulting in several products including resid for further refining.

Examples

  • Maybe on paper the resid can absorb 400X, but I doubt at the injection rate they would have to use it would work very well.

    Blog text (32)

  • It's his first resids check.

    Daddy's Home (2015)

  • Hi, you've reached the Schell resid...

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

  • And if anyone out there knows whether the change in "Occupancy Classification" from "RES - RESID" is...

    Blog text (9)

  • Akaike info criterion: -3.434191, Sum squared resid: 0.222717, Schwarz criterion: -3.182051

    Academic text (2018)

  • After the oil has been distilled, the resid is left as a heavy product that can be used as fuel.

  • They analyzed the resid from the latest distillation to determine its quality as a fuel source.

Synonyms

residual oil
vsresid
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Oil left after heating crude oil that is used as fuel

is the heavier oil fraction emphasized for fuel use or further refining
residua
vsresid
9.1

Parts left after a process or event

is the heavy petroleum leftover used mainly as fuel or for further processing

Surface Forms

resid singular
resids plural

Etymology

Resid comes from the same root as residue, from an old Latin word meaning 'to remain'. So resid is the heavy oil that 'stays' after the lighter parts are taken away.