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supernatant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supernatant \Su`per*na"tant\, a. [L. supernatanus p. pr of supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim.] Swimming above; floating on the surface; as oil supernatant on water. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supernatant adj : (chemistry) of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; "the supernatant fat was skimmed off" n : a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface)
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