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supernatant
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUPERNATANT
a.[L. supernatans, supernato; super and nato, to swim. ] Swimming above; floating on the surface; as oil supernatant on water.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUPERNATANT
Su `per *na "tant, a. Etym: [L. supernatanus, p.pr. of supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim. ]
Defn: Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. SUPERNATANT Su `per *na "tant, n. (Chem. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
supernatant
su per na tant |ˌso͞opərˈnātnt ˌsupərˈneɪtnt | technical ▶adjective denoting the liquid lying above a solid residue after crystallization, precipitation, centrifugation, or other process. ▶noun a volume of supernatant liquid.
Oxford Dictionary
supernatant
supernatant |ˌsuːpəˈneɪt (ə )nt ˌsjuː - | technical ▶adjective denoting the liquid lying above a solid residue after crystallization, precipitation, centrifugation, or other process. ▶noun a volume of supernatant liquid.
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