residuum

Noun

Meaning

That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rest balance remainder residual residue remnant lees end relic extra waste excess trace surplus refuse

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Antonyms

base basis whole middle core root

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Hypernyms

portion component constituent part component part

Hyponyms

remnant leftover

Derivatives

residua

Examples

The truth is I suppose that a tour lays in a great stock of thought and spirits for the future; the fatigue and drawbacks of actual travelling are forgotten and a bright residuum remains. Henry Liddon

Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten. Albert Jay Nock

Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. James Baldwin

there was no remainder Source: Internet

he threw away the rest Source: Internet

he took what he wanted and I got the balance Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

residuent residuosity residuous resiege resieve resift