supernatant

  1. Adjective.  (context, of a liquid) Lying above a sediment or precipitate.
  2. Adjective.  Floating on the surface of a liquid.
  3. Noun.  The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate.
  4. Noun.  Material that floats on the surface of a liquid.

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