Residue is anything that's left over when a substance has been removed, like the grease left over on a frying pan. It can also mean, simply, "remainder."
That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
Noun
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"
Noun
matter that remains after something has been removed
n.
That which remains after a part is taken, separated,
removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
n.
That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed
of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and
which remains after payment of debts and legacies.
n.
That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a
portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a
portion of a molecule; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in
a more general sense.
n.
Any positive or negative number that differs from a given
number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and
9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.
Residue
The residue of them will I deliver to the sword.
If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a residue of English liberty would have been saved.2.
That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
Usage Examples
I went to England in the '70s, and I was in my early 20s. There was still a residue of that era of being an underclass or colonial. I assume it must have been a more aggressive and prominent attitude 40 years before that, because Australia internationally wasn't regarded as having much cultural value. We were a country full of sheep and convicts.
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Other Usage ExamplesLuck is the residue of design.