residue
nounmasculine/ʁɨˈziðwu/medium
re·sí·du·o
Definition
Material that is left over or superfluous after a process is completed; waste, remainder.
The factory must safely dispose of its chemical residues.
After filtering the coffee, a residue of grounds remained.
Common collocations
solid wastehazardous wastehousehold wastewaste management
Etymology
Do latim 'residuum', 'o que resta'.