Supernatant in a sentence as a noun

When you spin down a blood sample in a centrifuge, the bottom pellet contains blood cells, the supernatant is plasma. From that supernatant, when you get rid of clotting factors, the remainder is just soluble molecules and antibodies.

Supernatant in a sentence as an adjective

And this: > In our experiments, the virus was suspended in culture supernatant without fetal calf serum or was diluted with phosphate-buffered saline. Further detailed analysis will be required to reveal the precise relationship between the protective efficiency of masks and the components of viral droplets/aerosols.

Supernatant definitions

noun

the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate

adjective

of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; "the supernatant fat was skimmed off"