supernatant has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ adjective ] (chemistry) of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate

Examples

"the supernatant fat was skimmed off"

Used in print

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

After dialysis the sample was centrifuged and the supernatant placed on a * * f cm column of DEAE-cellulose equilibrated with starting_buffer .

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chemistry supported

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[ noun ] a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface)

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liquid

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