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supernatant

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  1. 1. a. Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The liquid remaining after solids suspended in the liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water. SUPERNATANT Su`per*na"tant, n. (Chem.) The liquid remaining after solids suspended in a liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet. Source: webster
  6. 6. Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant onwater. SUPERNATANTSu`per*na"tant, n. (Chem.) Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate s. of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate Source: ecdict

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