SUPERNATANT


Meaning of SUPERNATANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈnā-t ə nt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin supernatant-, supernatans, present participle of supernatare to float, from super- + natare to swim — more at natant

Date: 1922

: the usually clear liquid overlying material deposited by settling, precipitation, or centrifugation

• supernatant adjective

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