SUPERNATANT
supernatant
(adjective) of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; “the supernatant fat was skimmed off”
supernatant
(noun) the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
supernatant (not comparable)
(of a liquid) Lying above a sediment or precipitate
Floating on the surface of a liquid
Antonyms
• infranatant
Noun
supernatant (plural supernatants)
The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate
Material that floats on the surface of a liquid
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*na"tant, a. Etym: [L. supernatanus, p.pr. of supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim.]
Definition: Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. SUPERNATANT Su`per*na"tant, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The liquid remaining after solids suspended in a liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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