supernatant C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌsuː.pɚˈneɪ.tənt/ UK /ˌsuː.pəˈneɪ.tənt/ See IPA manual Freq #228892 Meanings 1 adj lying or floating above a denser liquid, sediment, or precipitate The researcher carefully removed the supernatant liquid without disturbing the cells below. 2 noun the clear liquid remaining above material that has settled or been separated by centrifugation After centrifugation, the enzyme was measured in the supernatant. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lying or floating above a... overlyingfloating 2 noun · the clear liquid remaining... supernate ↔ Opposites infranatant Word family Related forms precipitatesedimentcentrifugation Etymology From Latin supernatans, the present participle of supernatare, 'to swim above,' combining super, 'above,' with natare, 'to swim.' Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supernatant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsuː.pɚˈneɪ.tənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsuː.pəˈneɪ.tənt/ **Frequency rank:** 228892 ## Meanings 1. lying or floating above a denser liquid, sediment, or precipitate 2. the clear liquid remaining above material that has settled or been separated by centrifugation ## Examples - The researcher carefully removed the supernatant liquid without disturbing the cells below. - After centrifugation, the enzyme was measured in the supernatant. ## Synonyms - supernate ## Antonyms - infranatant ## Related Forms - precipitate - sediment - centrifugation ## Etymology From Latin supernatans, the present participle of supernatare, 'to swim above,' combining super, 'above,' with natare, 'to swim.' ## Topics - Science & Research markdown