supernatant
Americanadjective
adjective
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floating on the surface or over something
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chem (of a liquid) lying above a sediment or settled precipitate
Other Word Forms
- supernatation noun
Etymology
Origin of supernatant
1655–65; < Latin supernatant- (stem of supernatāns ), present participle of supernatāre to swim or float above. See super-, natant
Example Sentences
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Tubes were put on the magnet until the supernatant ran clear so that it could be removed and discarded.
From Nature
The detection limit in the plaque assay is 10 p.f.u. ml−1 in cell supernatant, and 100 p.f.u. ml−1 in serum.
From Nature
After lysis, the lysate was centrifuged at 13,200 r.p.m. for 15 min, the supernatant was transferred to fresh tubes, and a second round of centrifugation was performed.
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Equal volumes of the input, pellet and post-centrifugation supernatant fractions were then analysed by western blot, as described above.
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Cells were cultured in HMM for 24 h, and the supernatant was collected for analysis.
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