The difference between Remnant and Residue
When used as nouns, remnant means the small portion remaining of a larger thing or group, whereas residue means whatever remains after something else has been removed.
Remnant is also adjective with the meaning: remaining.
check bellow for the other definitions of Remnant and Residue
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Remnant as a noun:
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
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Remnant as a noun:
The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
Examples:
"Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make [[quilt]]s."
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Remnant as a noun:
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
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Remnant as an adjective (archaic):
Remaining; still left.
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Residue as a noun:
Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
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Residue as a noun (chemistry):
The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
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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.
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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.
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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.