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

  1. Remnant as a noun:

    The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.

  2. 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."

  3. Remnant as a noun:

    An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

  1. Remnant as an adjective (archaic):

    Remaining; still left.

  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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