Supernatant Definition

so͝opər-nātnt
supernatants, supernate
adjective
Floating on the surface or over something.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a liquid standing above a precipitate.
Webster's New World
noun
The clear fluid above a sediment or precipitate.
American Heritage
Material that floats on the surface of a liquid.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Supernatant

Noun

Singular:
supernatant
Plural:
supernatants

Origin of Supernatant

  • Latin supernatāns supernatant- present participle of supernatāre to float super- super- natāre to swim frequentative of nāre snā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • super- +"Ž natant

    From Wiktionary

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