residue

res·i·due

noun \ˈre-zə-ˌdü, -ˌdyü\

Definition of RESIDUE

: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant, remainder: as

a : the part of a testator's estate remaining after the satisfaction of all debts, charges, allowances, and previous devises and bequests

b : the remainder after subtracting a multiple of a modulus from an integer or a power of the integer that can appear as the second of the two terms in an appropriate congruence <2 and 7 are residues of 12 modulo 5>

c : a constituent structural unit (as a group or monomer) of a usually complex molecule <amino acid residues from hydrolysis of protein>

Examples of RESIDUE

1. The grill was covered in a greasy residue from the hamburgers.
2. The divorce left a residue of pain in the family.
3. There was some kind of sticky residue on the floor.
4. She left the residue of her estate to her daughter.

Origin of RESIDUE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin residuum, from neuter of residuus left over, from residēre to remain

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RESIDUE

Synonyms

ashes, debris, detritus, flotsam, remains, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage

Related Words

jetsam, leavings, remnant; chaff, deadwood, dross, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

Near Antonyms

body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight

Rhymes with RESIDUE

aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu

res·i·due

noun \ˈrez-ə-ˌd(y)ü\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RESIDUE

: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated; specifically : a constituent structural unit (as a group or monomer) of a usually complex molecule <amino acid residues in a protein>