residue
What stays behind
Residue is what remains after a process removes the rest.
Chemical reactions leave residue.
Evaporation leaves residue.
A filter catches residue.
The word often suggests unwanted traces: pesticide residue on vegetables, soap residue in the washing machine.
In law, the residue of an estate is what's left after specific bequests and debts are settled.
Waterborne earth particles
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- dregsResidue at bottom
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
particles · mud · clay · alluvium · detritus · buildup · scale · tartar
Food saved after meals
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
excess · leavings · scrap · balance · fragment · remains · rest · oddment
Friction ridge impression
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- markVisible impression or sign
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- signMark conveying information
hint · indication · telltale · lingering · faint · detectable · microscopic · invisible
Headlong and reckless
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- catalystAgent enabling change
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
polymer · metabolite · analyte · chromatography · spectroscopy · filtrate · distillate · byproduct
Environment-harming agent
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- contaminantSubstance that pollutes
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
pesticide · carcinogen · heavy metals · radioactive · asbestos · dioxin · effluent · leachate
What's passed down
- consequenceResult of an action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- lastingContinuing through time
trauma · scar · effect · impact · memory · lingering · psychological · emotional
silt
Waterborne earth particles
settling · particles · mud · clay · alluvium · detritus · buildup · scale · tartar · gunk
leftover
Food saved after meals
vestige · excess · leavings · scrap · balance · fragment · remains · rest · oddment · relic
fingerprint
Friction ridge impression
sign · hint · indication · telltale · lingering · faint · detectable · microscopic · invisible · presence
precipitate
Headlong and reckless
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- catalystAgent enabling change
synthesis · polymer · metabolite · analyte · chromatography · spectroscopy · filtrate · distillate · byproduct · extraction
pollutant
Environment-harming agent
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- contaminantSubstance that pollutes
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
waste · pesticide · carcinogen · heavy metals · radioactive · asbestos · dioxin · effluent · leachate · bioaccumulation
legacy
What's passed down
- consequenceResult of an action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
lasting · trauma · scar · effect · impact · memory · lingering · psychological · emotional · cultural
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- residuebuildup, film, scum, grime, deposits
- breakdown productscarbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, compost
- chip defectsdefects, dislocations, dislocation, voids, cracks
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, clean up, daily cleaning
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
residuespotlessness
Complete absence of dirt
cleanliness · purity · immaculateness · cleanness · pristineness
- residence permitAuthorization to inhabit a country
- taking up residence
- permanent residenceFixed long-term dwelling
- Resident EvilSurvival horror franchise
- permanent residentOne who stays indefinitely
- resident advisorPeer housing supervisor
president, resident, residence, reside, residual, residues, residuum, residuals