"supernate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supernates [plural]
Etymology: Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre. Head templates: {{en-noun}} supernate (plural supernates)
  1. A supernatant liquid.
    Sense id: en-supernate-en-noun-YAU3I6rG

Verb

Forms: supernates [present, singular, third-person], supernating [participle, present], supernated [participle, past], supernated [past]
Etymology: Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre. Head templates: {{en-verb}} supernate (third-person singular simple present supernates, present participle supernating, simple past and past participle supernated)
  1. To lie or float above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).
    Sense id: en-supernate-en-verb-PzDbWGlb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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