residue

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residue

A small amount of sticky residue remains on the clean glass jar.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Something left after other parts have been taken away: The portion that remains after a process of removal, separation, or completion.
    • Matter that remains after something has been removed: A small amount of a substance that remains after a process, such as evaporation, cleaning, or a chemical reaction.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • After washing the dishes, a sticky residue was left on the glass.
    • The residue of the estate was divided among the charities.
    • In chemistry, the residue in the beaker was analyzed.
Advanced Usage

  • Legal/Financial Context: The remainder of an estate after debts, taxes, and specific bequests have been paid.

    • The will stated that the residue of his assets should go to his alma mater.

  • Scientific Context: The solid material remaining after evaporation, filtration, or combustion.

    • The filter paper contained the insoluble residue from the mixture.

  • Mathematical Context: In complex analysis, a complex number associated with a singularity of a function.

    • Calculating the residue is a key step in evaluating contour integrals.
Variants and Related Words

  • Residual (adj): Relating to or constituting a residue; remaining.

    • The residual effects of the medication lasted for hours.

  • Residuary (adj): Pertaining to the residue of an estate.

    • He was named the residuary beneficiary of the will.
Synonyms
  • Remainder: The part that is left over.
  • Remnant: A small remaining quantity.
  • Balance: The remainder or what is left after deductions.
  • Dregs: The last remaining part, often undesirable.
Related Phrases
  • Residue class (n): In mathematics, a set of integers that all have the same remainder when divided by a given number.
  • Residue wax (n): A type of paraffin wax left as a residue from petroleum distillation.
Idioms
  • Leave a residue: To have a lasting, often negative, effect or impression.
    • The bitter argument left a residue of distrust between them.
residue

A small amount of sticky residue remains on the clean glass jar.

Noun
  1. something left after other parts have been taken away
    • there was no remainder
    • he threw away the rest
    • he took what he wanted and I got the balance
  2. matter that remains after something has been removed

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