supernatant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
Types & categories
- liquid hypernym
Related & opposite
- supernatant derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
the supernatant fat was skimmed off
Related & opposite
- supernatant derivation
- chemistry domain topic
- supported similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | supernatant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | liquid |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | supernatant |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | supported |