residue

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/ See IPA manual

Freq #10234

Meanings

1

noun
A small amount of something that is left behind after the rest is gone.

A sticky residue remained on the table after the spill was wiped up.
2

noun
The solid matter that stays behind after a liquid evaporates or is filtered out.

When the water boiled away, it left a white residue of salt in the pan.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a small amount of something... residual

More lave remnant

Word family

Forms residues

Derived forms agroresiduediresidueinterresidueintraresiduemicroresiduemultiresiduenonresiduephosphoresidueresidual residuaryresidueless

Related forms residuum

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Luck is the residue of design

Etymology

From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.

*sed- Proto-Indo-European residue Middle English residu Old French residuum Latin

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# residue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/
**Frequency rank:** 10234

## Meanings
1. A small amount of something that is left behind after the rest is gone.
2. The solid matter that stays behind after a liquid evaporates or is filtered out.

## Examples
- A sticky residue remained on the table after the spill was wiped up.
- When the water boiled away, it left a white residue of salt in the pan.

## Synonyms
- lave
- remnant

## Derived Forms
- agroresidue
- diresidue
- interresidue
- intraresidue
- microresidue
- multiresidue
- nonresidue
- phosphoresidue
- residual
- residuary
- residueless

## Related Forms
- residuum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-
- Root: residue
- Root: residu
- Root: residuum

## Etymology
From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.

## AI Etymology
Residue is from Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum. Important recorded forms include *sed- (Proto-Indo-European), residue (Middle English), residu (Old French), and residuum (Latin). Current senses include a small amount of something that is left behind after the rest is gone and the solid matter that stays behind after a liquid evaporates or is filtered out. The wider family includes derived forms such as agroresidue, diresidue, interresidue, intraresidue, and microresidue; related words such as residuum.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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