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centrifuge

[ sen-truh-fyooj ]

noun

  1. an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.


verb (used with object)

, cen·tri·fuged, cen·tri·fug·ing.
  1. Also to subject to the action of a centrifuge.

centrifuge

/ ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ; ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

  1. any of various rotating machines that separate liquids from solids or dispersions of one liquid in another, by the action of centrifugal force
  2. any of various rotating devices for subjecting human beings or animals to varying accelerations for experimental purposes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to subject to the action of a centrifuge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

centrifuge

/ sĕntrə-fyo̅o̅j′ /

  1. A machine that separates substances of different densities in a sample by rotating the sample at very high speed, causing the substance to be displaced outward, sometimes through a series of filters or gratings. Denser substances tend to be displaced from the center more than ones that are less dense.


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Derived Forms

  • centrifugation, noun
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Other Words From

  • cen·trif·u·ga·tion [sen-trif-y, uh, -, gey, -sh, uh, n, -trif-, uh, -], noun
  • re·centri·fuge verb (used with object) recentrifuged recentrifuging
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Word History and Origins

Origin of centrifuge1

1795–1805; < French, noun use of centrifuge (adj.) < New Latin centrifugus center-fleeing; centrifugal
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Example Sentences

She was part of a team that looked into the effects of a centrifuge on motor control.

A centrifuge designed to help astronauts in microgravity looks a bit like a carousel with beds instead of ponies.

In the case of 12 slots, it was always possible to balance the centrifuge for any even number of tubes.

A room-sized centrifuge would be a lot harder to launch in a spaceship than an LBNP suit.

Such devices may be easier to send into space than alternatives being tested, such as centrifuges.

“Let me name the only countries that have ever acquired a zippe centrifuge,” Russell said.

Tehran is also developing advanced centrifuge designs and stockpiling low-enriched uranium.

MCT Oil - Medium Chain Triglycerides are the fat transport mechanisms you get when you put coconut oil in a centrifuge.

The data on centrifuge production was vital to intelligence agencies.

It is not clear if this could lead to a modification of stated U.S. policy that Iran should not have “one centrifuge turning.”

The "torfuge" (Fig. 31) is said to be a very satisfactory substitute for the centrifuge, and is readily portable.

Don't forget to spin 'em for centrifuge-gravity and stability!

Remove as much of its blood as possible from the heart under aseptic precautions into sterilized centrifuge tubes.

Take a small centrifuge tube and half fill it with sodium citrate solution.

Sterile tubes (for the centrifuge) closed with solid rubber stoppers.

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