Health / Disease / Residual Spraying: The application of small amounts of insecticide to the interior walls of houses to kill and repel malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. DDT is the most common chemical used because it remains toxic to mosquitoes for an extended period.
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Residual Noun Synonyms: remaining, leftover, surplus, spare, extra, residuary
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Life Style / Wine / Residual Sugar: The amount of sugar left in the wine after alcoholic fermentation. Residual sugar may be the result of high must weight, or the termination of fermentation before all the sugar has been converted into MORE
Business / Machine Shop / Residual Stress: Stress present in a joint member or material that is free of external forces or thermal gradients. MORE
Health / Disease / Residual Spraying: The application of small amounts of insecticide to the interior walls of houses to kill and repel malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. DDT is the most common chemical used because it remains toxic to mosq MORE
Science / Psychiatry / Residual Schizophrenia: Blunted or inappropriate affect, social withdrawal, eccentric behavior, loose associations without prominent psychotic symptoms. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Residual Supplier: A country that supplies the world market only after importers have met their initial needs from preferred suppliers. A residual supplier is not initially competitive because of higher prices or lower MORE
Business / Finance / Residual Value: Usually refers to the value of a lessor's property at the time the lease expires. MORE