Meaning of 'sediment' in French is: sédiment

sediment: sédiment

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sédiment, limon, moi à, alluvion, couche, jointoyer, terrains, lie, dépôt, péché, écume, excrément, fèces.

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Noun(1) matter that has been deposited by some natural process(2) matter deposited by some natural process(3) solid residue from liquid solution
Verb(1) deposit as a sediment(2) settle as sediment

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(1) The solution was allowed to sediment for 24 h and the particles left in suspension were drawn off with a syringe and used for perfusions.(2) Pour into eight clean plastic soft drink bottles, stirring the mix often as the sediment settles quickly.(3) Throughout the two protocols described below, cells were allowed to sediment between each step.(4) My wife claims that disturbed sediment in wines affects taste as well as appearance.(5) There was a lot of sediment at the bottom of the glass, but the wine waiter told us this was a sign of a good wine.(6) Proteins will sediment through a solution in a centrifugal field dependent upon their mass.(7) Just be sure to strain it first through a coffee filter to remove any remaining dirt or sediment .(8) there is a huge concentration of sediment in deltas(9) Fry these until just colouring and loosening the sediment from the bottom of the pan.(10) Most coarse-grained clastic sediment that is deposited in turbidite basins is either derived from alluvial basins or shallow marine shelves.(11) It contains no spices and leaves a little sediment in the bottom of the cup.(12) Another method was to allow the powder to sediment out of a viscous solution of gum arabic, leaving only the very finest particles in suspension.(13) The proportion of coarse sediment deposited in the plot drains increased with larger storms.(14) The wine is cleared of sediment and bottled under pressure, directly from the tank.(15) the ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork(16) Siliciclastic sediment is supplemented by skeletal debris of biological origin or by biochemically extracted calcium carbonate.