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

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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

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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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