Definition of supernatant Supernatant
su•per•na•tant
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What does supernatant mean?
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NounPlural: supernatants |
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| supernatant - the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate | ||
| liquid a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') | ||
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| supernatant - of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; "the supernatant fat was skimmed off" | ||
| supported held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
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- supernatant (Noun)
The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate. - supernatant (Noun)
Material that floats on the surface of a liquid. - supernatant (Adjective)
Lying above a sediment or precipitate. - supernatant (Adjective)
Floating on the surface of a liquid.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- supernatant (a.)
Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. - supernatant (n.)
The liquid remaining after solids suspended in the liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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supernatant
sū-pėr-nā′tant, adj. floating on the surface.—n. Supernatā′tion. [L. supernatāre—super, above, natāre, to swim.]
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🔤- supernatant, noun, singular of supernatants.
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