Words Like RESIDUE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to RESIDUE.

16 Alternative Words Similar to residue

1 Remainder Noun      Synonym Words Like Remainder
2 Balance Noun      Synonym Words Like Balance
3 Residual Noun      Synonym Words Like Residual
4 Residuum Noun      Synonym Words Like Residuum
5 Rest Noun      Synonym Words Like Rest
6 Component Noun      Synonym Words Like Component
7 Matter Noun      Synonym Words Like Matter
8 Part Noun      Synonym Words Like Part
9 Portion Noun      Synonym Words Like Portion
10 Substance Noun      Synonym Words Like Substance
11 Remnant Noun      Synonym Words Like Remnant
12 Moiety Noun      Variant Words Like Moiety
13 Group Noun      Variant Words Like Group
14 Radical Noun      Variant Words Like Radical
15 Constituent Noun      Hypernym Words Like Constituent
16 Dottle Noun      Hyponym

3 examples of residue

1 thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues
2 he threw away the rest
3 he took what he wanted and I got the balance

10 definitions of residue

1 That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
2 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.
3 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; a moiety or group; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense.
4 Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus.
5 something left after other parts have been taken away
6 matter that remains after something has been removed
7 The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part.
8 Matter remaining after completion of an abstractive chemical or physical process, such as evaporation, combustion, distillation, or filtration; residuum.
9 Law The remainder of a testator's estate after all claims, debts, and bequests are satisfied. Also called residuum.
10 That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or dealt with in some other way; what is left over; remainder; the rest.
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