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What does sedimentation mean?

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  1. The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
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The borates on the claims in the canyon originated through sedimentation on an ancient lake bed.
This sediment was locally lithified to form thin hard grounds, presumably at times of non-sedimentation or significantly reduced sedimentation.
A large amount of the progeny phages were separated from the bacterial media by multiple steps of sedimentation and resuspension.
Threats to the three darter species are mounting due to increased sedimentation of the watershed caused by urbanization.
The latter is a tectonically active environment, where modern sedimentation is overwhelming the shelf.
The amount of haemolysis was measured by comparing the absorption of the blood to that of the supernatant after sedimentation of the red cells.

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