what does supernatant mean?
SUPERNATANT as NOUN
- 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
- 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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