residue.

Material left behind after the rest has been removed, used, or changed.

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Words that belong together

• sticky residue
• chemical residue

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A pale residue marked the inside of the emptied bottle.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular residue; plural residues. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.