Supernatant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supernatant is an adjective meaning The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate.
Meaning
The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate.
More Meanings
- Material that floats on the surface of a liquid.
- (chiefly of a liquid) Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).
Example Sentences
There may be a place at some certain latitude between the poles and the line on each side the equator, where the inflammable supernatant atmosphere may end, owing to the greater centrifugal force of the heavier aerial atmosphere.
Word Forms
- supernatants
Synonyms for supernatant
Depending on context, synonyms include supernate, supported.
Antonyms for supernatant
Common opposites include infranatant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supported, soluble, decant, discard, aspirate, afloat.
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