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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)
2.
Also, centrifugalize. to subject to the action of a centrifuge.
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Centrifuge
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Origin:
1795–1805; < French, noun use of centrifuge (adj.) < Neo-Latin centrifugus center-fleeing; see centrifugal
1795–1805; < French, noun use of centrifuge (adj.) < Neo-Latin centrifugus center-fleeing; see centrifugal
Related forms
re·cen·tri·fuge, verb (used with object), re·cen·tri·fuged, re·cen·tri·fug·ing.
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Example Sentences
- One concerned minute traces of weapons grade material found in a centrifuge.
- They add sugar and extract the whey using a centrifuge.
- The blood sample is sent to a laboratory, where it is placed in a machine called a centrifuge.
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Word Origin & History
centrifuge
1887, "a centrifuge machine," originally (1809) a machine for separating cream from milk, from centrifugal.
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Medical Dictionary
centrifuge cen·tri·fuge (sěn'trə-fy&oomacr;j')
n.
An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different densities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid. v. cen·tri·fuged, cen·tri·fug·ing, cen·tri·fug·es
To rotate something in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.
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Science Dictionary
centrifuge  (sěn'trə-fy j') Pronunciation Key
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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