1. not capable of being sedimented; not settling or precipitating out of a solution or suspension
Usage: technical; chiefly used in chemistry, biology, and materials science

Examples

• The nonsedimentable particles remained suspended in the solution even after prolonged centrifugation.
• Colloidal particles are often nonsedimentable under normal laboratory conditions.
• The researcher identified nonsedimentable impurities that required alternative separation methods.
• Certain proteins are nonsedimentable and must be isolated using chromatography instead.
• The nonsedimentable fraction of the mixture was collected for further analysis.