residue

Noun

Something remaining after a part has been removed or used.
matter that remains after something has been removed
something left after other parts have been taken away
Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
A representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base.
A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

Examples

There was a sticky residue on the tile, making it hard to place on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

balance, remainder, residual, residuum, rest, lave, remnant

Scrabble Score: 8

residue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
residue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
residue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

residue: valid Words With Friends Word