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supernatant

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su⋅per⋅na⋅tant

  [soo-per-neyt-nt]
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–adjective
floating above or on the surface.
Origin:
1655–65; < L supernatant- (s. of supernatāns), prp. of supernatāre to swim or float above. See super-, natant
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su·per·na·tant   (sōō'pər-nāt'nt)   
adj.  Floating on the surface.
n.   also su·per·nate (sōō'pər-nāt')
The clear fluid above a sediment or precipitate.

[Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, to float : super-, super- + natāre, to swim; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·per·na·tant
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'nAt-&nt
Function: noun
: the usually clear liquid overlyingmaterial deposited by settling, precipitation, or centrifugation —supernatant adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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