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suspended

suspended

5.8
Small pieces that float in water or air and do not sink
  • adjective
  • /səˈspɛndɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : suspendido
  • So these are little pigment spheres suspended in a skin care base.

Examples

  • The glitters are suspended in like this sort of gel.

  • That is these tiny little grains of starch suspended in water.

  • It's like a clear base with these suspended balls within it.

  • And the way that this is done is that these cells are suspended in a three-dimensional gel.

  • You want to just keep them suspended so that they can cool and and we're going to transfer them over to a plate where they can cool properly.

  • Instead, it's actually suspended between two Staters like a sandwich.

  • It is a clear with like suspended gold pink, mostly gold refund.

  • And it sits there suspended in whatever's gel or fluids left.

  • The nutrients are suspended in the solution, allowing plants to absorb them easily.

  • When the ink is mixed with water, the particles are suspended, creating a vibrant color.

Synonyms

flotant
vssuspended
  • Archaic
9.8

Carried in liquid or air without settling

is kept dispersed in the fluid and does not attach to surfaces
aerosolized
vssuspended
  • Specialized
8.1

Made of very small liquid or solid particles that float in the air, like spray from an inhaler

is broader and applies to particles of any size in liquids or gases

Antonyms

3.3

Stable and unlikely to change

Compounds

A temporary stop of heart and breathing that makes a person look dead but can be brought back

How Dispersed

dissolved
3.4
dispersed
4.2
suspended
  • Specialized
5.8
settled
3.3

Surface Forms

suspended positive

Morphology

suspended = suspend (transparent) = suspend + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'suspend' with -ed to yield a past-participle/adjectival meaning that directly reflects 'kept hanging/held in suspension'.

Etymology

The word suspended comes from the Latin parts sub- meaning 'under' and pendere meaning 'to hang'. So something suspended is like a tiny thing 'hung' in water or air, which is why we call particles suspended when they float instead of settling.