adj. Floating on the surface. n. also su·per·nate (s′pər-nāt) The clear fluid above a sediment or precipitate. [Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, to float : super-, super- + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre; see snā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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