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