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Dross vs Residue - What's the difference?

dross | residue |

Residue is a synonym of dross.



As nouns the difference between dross and residue

is that dross is waste or impure matter while residue is whatever remains after something else has been removed.

As a verb dross

is to remove dross from.

dross

English

(wikipedia dross)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(drosses)
  • Waste or impure matter
  • Worthless or trivial matter
  • Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
  • The impurities in metal
  • A waste product from working with metal

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "dross")

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To remove dross from.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    residue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
  • (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
  • (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.
  • (mathematics) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

    • Derived terms

    * nonresidue * quadratic residue * residual * residuary

    Related terms

    * residuum

    Anagrams

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