supernatant

== English == === Etymology === From super- + natant. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === supernatant (not comparable) (chiefly of a liquid) Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.). ==== Antonyms ==== infranatant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === supernatant (plural supernatants) The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate. Synonym: supernate Material that floats on the surface of a liquid. === Related terms === immunosupernatant surnatant == Latin == === Verb === supernatant third-person plural present active indicative of supernatō