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noun
A high-speed centrifuge, especially one free from convection that is used to separate colloidal particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To submit a material to ultracentrifugation
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noun
a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
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Broader terms: centrifuge, extractor, separator
verb
subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
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Broader terms: centrifuge, centrifugate
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English centrifuge English ultracentrifuge From ultra- + centrifuge.
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