density gradient
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Related to density gradient: density gradient centrifugation
den·si·ty gra·di·ent
a solution in which the concentration (density) of a solute increases in a continuous fashion from top to bottom, or end to end, of a container (for example, the centrifuge tube in density-gradient centrifugation).
Synonym(s): concentration gradient
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