SUPERNATANT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface)
    Hypernyms(s) supernatant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

SUPERNATANT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of a liquid
    • floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
    Usage Example(s)
    • the supernatant fat was skimmed off
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