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Supernatant  n.  (Chem.) 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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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