Residuum
[rə-ZIJ-yoo-əm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 17th century
1.
A substance or thing that remains or is left behind, in particular, a chemical residue.
Examples of Residuum in a sentence
"All that was left after the chemical reaction was a sticky green residuum."
"Johan soaked his saucepan to soften the chili residuum burned to the bottom."
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