centrifuge /cen·tri·fuge/ (sen´trĭ-fūj)
centrifuge
1. a machine by which centrifugation is effected.
2. to subject to centrifugation.
cen·tri·fuge (s n tr -fy 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. To rotate something in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus. |
centrifuge
[sen′trifyo̅o̅j′]
Etymology: Gk, kentron + L, fugere, to flee
a device for separating components of different densities contained in liquid by spinning them at high speeds. Centrifugal force causes the heavier components to move to one part of the container, leaving the lighter substances in another. centrifugal, adj., centrifuge, v.
centrifuge
1. to rotate, in a suitable container, at extremely high speed, to cause the deposition of solids in solution.
2. a laboratory device for subjecting substances in solution to relative centrifugal force up to 25,000 times gravity. See also cytocentrifuge.
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