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noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
Narrower terms: ultracentrifugation
History
Etymology tree English centrifuge Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English centrifugation From centrifuge + -ation.
Across languages
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