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View synonyms for supernatant

supernatant

[ soo-per-neyt-nt ]

adjective

  1. floating above or on the surface.


supernatant

/ ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt /

adjective

  1. floating on the surface or over something
  2. chem (of a liquid) lying above a sediment or settled precipitate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsupernaˈtation, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supernatant1

1655–65; < Latin supernatant- (stem of supernatāns ), present participle of supernatāre to swim or float above. See super-, natant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supernatant1

C17: from Latin supernatāre to float, from super- + natāre to swim
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Example Sentences

Allow to stand twenty-four hours, then centrifugalise thoroughly and decant the supernatant fluid into a well-stoppered bottle.

Again remove the supernatant fluid and fill in a fresh supply of saline solution and centrifugalise once more.

Examine a drop of the supernatant opalescent emulsion microscopically to determine its freedom from clumps and masses.

Pipette off all the supernatant fluid and invert the tube to drain on to a pad of sterilised cotton-wool, contained in a beaker.

The liquid is now allowed to settle, and the clear supernatant solution is poured back again into the battery cells.

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