Crossword clues for supernatant
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Supernatant \Su`per*na"tant\, a. [L. supernatanus, p. pr. of supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim.] Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"floating on the surface," 1660s, from Latin supernatantem (nominative supernatans), present participle of supernatare "to swim above," from super (see super-) + natare "to swim," frequentative of nare "to swim" (see natatorium). Related: Supernatation (1620s).
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of a liquid English) Lying above a sediment or precipitate 2 Floating on the surface of a liquid n. 1 The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate 2 Material that floats on the surface of a liquid
WordNet
adj. of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; "the supernatant fat was skimmed off"
n. a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface)
Usage examples of "supernatant".
This can be counteracted by precipitating in both solutions a mixture of ferric and aluminic hydrates, which settles readily and leaves the supernatant liquor clear.
Oatmeal gruel may be made by boiling from one to two ounces of the meal with three pints of water down to two pints, then straining the decoction, and pouring off the supernatant liquid when cool.