supernatant

English

Etymology

super- +‎ natant

Adjective

supernatant (not comparable)

1. (of a liquid) Lying above a sediment or precipitate
2. Floating on the surface of a liquid

   oil supernatant on water

Antonyms

• infranatant

Translations

floating on the surface of a liquid

• French: surnageant (fr)
• Italian: galleggiante (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: flutuando (pt), sobrenadante
• Spanish: flotante (es)

Noun

supernatant (plural supernatants)

1. The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate
2. Material that floats on the surface of a liquid

Related terms

• immunosupernatant
• surnatant

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) supernatant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of supernatō