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sediment /sed·i·ment/ (sed´ĭ-ment) a precipitate, especially that formed spontaneously.
sed·i·ment (sd-mnt)
n.
Insoluble material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid, as in hypostasis.

sediment
[sed′imənt]
Etymology: L, sedimentum, settling
a deposit of relatively insoluble material that settles to the bottom of a container of liquid.

sediment [sed´ĭ-ment]
a precipitate, especially that formed spontaneously.

sediment,
n a deposit of relatively insoluble material that settles to the bottom of a container of liquid.

sediment
a deposit, often a precipitate, that develops spontaneously.

sediment activity test
a test of ruminal function based on the speed with which the sediment in a sample of rumen fluid floats to the top, an indication that it has been digested.


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