1. supernatant - Noun
2. supernatant - Adjective
3. supernatant - Adjective Satellite
Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water.
The liquid remaining after solids suspended in the liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe supernatant fat was skimmed off Source: Internet
After post-treatment, the supernatant was collected in Eppendorf tubes and stored at -80°C. Source: Internet
The supernatant was collected to determine the percentage of non-entrapped or free Hb extract (F) as measured by DPPH assay, described next. Source: Internet