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supernatant /su·per·na·tant/ (-na´tant) the liquid lying above a layer of precipitated insoluble material.
supernatant
[-nā′tənt]
Etymology: L, super + natare, to swim
1  adj, situated above or on top of something.
2  n, the clear upper liquid part of a mixture (a liquid and a solid) after it has been centrifuged.
supernatant [soo″per-na´tant]
the liquid lying above a layer of precipitated insoluble material.
supernatant
the liquid lying above a layer of precipitated insoluble material.
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