See Also: supernatant(medicine)
supernatant(dictionary)
supernatant fluid(medicine)

supernatant (iou)



supernatant adjective & noun. M17.
[Latin supernatant- pres. ppl stem of supernatare, formed as SUPER- + natare (see NATANT).]
A. adjective.
Of a fluid: lying above a solid residue which has been separated out by precipitation, centrifugation, etc., or (occas.) floating on the surface of a denser fluid. M17.
Of a part of a ship etc.: above the surface of the water. L17.
b. noun. A supernatant fluid. E20.