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# residue

«residue» in Mova's school dictionary: **left after the main part has gone or been used: a sticky…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a residue, residues)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A small amount of something that is left after the main part has gone or been used: a sticky residue on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#m1)

2) (science) The material left behind after evaporating, burning or filtering: salt is the residue when salty water dries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#m2)

3) (maths, advanced) The remainder after dividing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science experiments, filtering leaves a residue on the filter paper; evaporating seawater leaves a residue of salt; burning leaves ash. In everyday life and safety: wipe off chemical residue, wash fruit to remove pesticide residue. In maths, the residue is like the remainder. Phrases: «a sticky residue», «leave a residue», «residue on the filter paper».

### examples

- The tape left a sticky residue on the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x1)
- When the water evaporated, a white residue of salt was left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x2)
- The sand was the residue on the filter paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x3)
- Wash fruit to remove any residue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x4)
- After the fire, only a black residue remained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x5)
- Divide 17 by 5: the residue (remainder) is 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/#x6)

### note

Countable: residues. Similar: remains, remnant, remainder (maths). Adjective: residual. In separation experiments, residue = what stays in the filter; filtrate = what passes through.

### In the corpora

- [Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1300/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «residue» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residue/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.