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Residual vs Pollutant - What's the difference?

residual | pollutant |

As nouns the difference between residual and pollutant

is that residual is a remainder left over at the end of some process while pollutant is a foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

As an adjective residual

is of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

residual

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

    • Synonyms

    * residuary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  • (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

    • pollutant

    English

    (wikipedia pollutant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.