ultracentrifuge

/ˌˈʌltrəˌsɛntrəˈfjudʒ/
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Other forms: ultracentrifuges

Definitions of ultracentrifuge
  1. noun
    a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
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    type of:
    centrifuge, extractor, separator
    an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
  2. verb
    subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
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    type of:
    centrifugate, centrifuge
    rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
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