liquid vs supernatant

supernatant vs liquid

liquid and supernatant both are nouns.

liquid and supernatant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquid	Yes	Yes	No	No
supernatant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, supernatant is a hyponym of liquid; that is, supernatant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than liquid:

liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
supernatant: the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate

Other hyponyms of liquid include beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, alcohol, ammonia, ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide, antifreeze, distillate, distillation, pyroligneous acid, wood vinegar, medium, ink, grume, liquor, sheep dip, snake oil, vape juice, stop-leak, stop leak.

liquid (noun)	supernatant (noun)
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')	the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

liquid (adjective)	supernatant (adjective)
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow	of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate
changed from a solid to a liquid state
clear and bright
in cash or easily convertible to cash
smooth and unconstrained in movement
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
filled or brimming with tears

Difference between liquid and supernatant

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