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🪨 Material at bottom ⬇️ To settle down
to sediment

to sediment

1 7.0
To make small bits sink and collect at the bottom of a liquid
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛdɪmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sedimentar
  • To efficiently sediment the bacteria, we centrifuged the culture at a high speed for 10 minutes.

Examples

  • When preparing the sample, it is crucial to sediment the particles before analysis to ensure accurate results.

  • The plan is to have the mud gel when the pumps are off to prevent gas from rising through the column and to prevent cuttings from sedimenting to the bottom.

    Blog text (17)

  • About 100 l of two days' incubated culture was used to sediment the cells in an Eppendorf tube.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The technician will sediment the solution to separate the solid components from the liquid.

Synonyms

to settle
vsto sediment
  • Specialized
142 4.4

To sink and form a layer at the bottom of a liquid

is only about particles sinking in a liquid rather than in air
to silt up
vsto sediment
1 6.9

To become filled with mud and sand so boats cannot pass in a river or harbor

refers to particles sinking to a liquid bottom, not to blockage

Compounds

alluvial sediment
  • Specialized
6.0

Soil, sand or small stones that a river drops when it slows down

Surface Forms

sediment infinitive
sedimented past
sedimented past participle
sedimenting present participle
sediments third person singular

Etymology

Sediment comes from the Latin root sedere meaning 'to sit', so to sediment is to make tiny particles 'sit' or settle at the bottom of a liquid.