The difference between Relic and Residue

When used as nouns, relic means that which remains, whereas residue means whatever remains after something else has been removed.


Relic is also verb with the meaning: to cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relic and Residue

  1. Relic as a noun:

    That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

  2. Relic as a noun:

    Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

  3. Relic as a noun (religion):

    A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

  1. Relic as a verb (transitive, uncommon, often of guitars):

    To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.

  1. Residue as a noun:

    Whatever remains after something else has been removed.

  2. Residue as a noun (chemistry):

    The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.

  3. Residue as a noun (biochemistry):

    A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.

  4. Residue as a noun (legal):

    Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.

  5. Residue as a noun (mathematics):

    A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

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