supernatant

English

Etymology

super- +‎ natant

Adjective

supernatant (not comparable)

(of a liquid) Lying above a sediment or precipitate
Floating on the surface of a liquid
oil supernatant on water

Antonyms

infranatant

Translations

floating on the surface of a liquid

French: surnageant (fr)
Italian: galleggiante (it)

Portuguese: flutuando (pt)
Spanish: flotante (es)

Noun

supernatant (plural supernatants)

The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate
Material that floats on the surface of a liquid

Related terms

Latin

Verb

supernatant

third-person plural present active indicative of supernatō

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