residuum

re·sid·u·um

noun \ri-ˈzi-jə-wəm\

plural re·sid·ua\-wə\

Definition of RESIDUUM

: something residual: as a : residue a b : a residual product (as from the distillation of petroleum)

Examples of RESIDUUM

1. <even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine>

Origin of RESIDUUM

Latin

First Known Use: 1672

Related to RESIDUUM

Synonyms: balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remains, remnant, residue, remainder, rest

Related Words: fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms: body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight

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