Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supernate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-nate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supernatant liquid.

verb

To lie or float above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).

Etymology

Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre.

Inflected Forms

supernates (plural) supernates (present, singular) supernating (participle, present) supernated (participle, past) supernated (past)

Questions

What does supernate mean?: A supernatant liquid.
Where does supernate come from?: Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre.

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