supernatant

[ soo-per-neyt-nt ]

adjective

1. floating above or on the surface.

supernatant

/ ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt /

adjective

1. floating on the surface or over something
2. chem (of a liquid) lying above a sediment or settled precipitate

Derived Forms

• ˌsupernaˈtation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supernatant¹

1655–65; < Latin supernatant- (stem of supernatāns ), present participle of supernatāre to swim or float above. See super-, natant

Word History and Origins

Origin of supernatant¹

C17: from Latin supernatāre to float, from super- + natāre to swim

Example Sentences

The phage-free supernatant served as a comparative control.

From Science Daily

After removal of the supernatant, the pellet was washed using 100 µl 70% ethanol and dried in vacuum.

From Nature

Then, the supernatant was transferred to a clean 1.5-ml Eppendorf tube and mixed with 250 µl isopropanol by gentle turnover several times.

From Nature

Tubes were put on the magnet until the supernatant ran clear so that it could be removed and discarded.

From Nature

Prior to microinjection, the ribonucleoprotein complex was prepared by centrifuging the Cas9 protein for 1 min at 14,000 r.p.m. at 4 °C and transferring the supernatant to a fresh tube containing the sgRNA.

From Nature

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