The portion of an author's total body of work considered by scholars and critics to be of lasting value. See also: classic.

(n) something left after other parts have been taken away

  Residue from crude oil after distilling off all but the heaviest components, with a boiling range greater than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Residue from crude oil after distilling off all but the heaviest components, with a boiling range greater than 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Road Oil. Any heavy petroleum oil, including residual asphaltic [..]

pl: re·sid·ua [-jə-wə] [Latin] : residue [a lapsed or void legacy of personal property shall fall into the and go to the residuary legatee "Official Code of Georgia Annotated"]

a heavy, black, tar-like substance that remains after crude oil has been fully refined to distil all usable fractions or components.

The residue, remainder or rest of something (chemistry) The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue. (fuzzy logic) A binary function fr [..]