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residue
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ʁɨˈziðwu/re·sí·du·o
Definition
1Material that is left over or superfluous after a process is completed; waste, remainder.
Usage examples
“The factory must safely dispose of its chemical residues.”
“After filtering the coffee, a residue of grounds remained.”
Common combinations
solid wastehazardous wastehousehold wastewaste management