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US
/ˈsɛntɹəfˌjudʒ/
]
[ UK /sˈɛntɹɪfjˌuːdʒ/ ]
[ UK /sˈɛntɹɪfjˌuːdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
VERB
- rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
How To Use centrifuge In A Sentence
- Svedberg's investigations with the ultracentrifuge and Tiselius's electrophoresis studies (see Section 3.10) were instrumental in establishing that protein molecules have a unique size and structure, and this was a prerequisite for Sanger's determination of their amino-acid sequence and the crystallographic work of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry
- The use of a smaller centrifuge will merely make the operations more time - consuming.
- The homogenate, obtained after sonication, was ultracentrifuged at 60 000 g for 30 min.
- The sample was then ultracentrifuged for 1 hour at 141,000 × g to remove membranes.
- Two methods of desaturation were used - absorption by porous plate and centrifuge.
- However, I did have a fairly bad time of it last night; so a microcentrifuge tube of EtBr to strange brain functions. Archive 2008-02-01
- The donor bag was then centrifuged and the platelet-rich plasma transferred to a sterile plastic centrifuge bottle.
- When the sealed ends are cold and the blood has clotted, place the pipette on the centrifuge, clean end downward; counterpoise and centrifugalise thoroughly. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
- The supernatant was collected and the sediment suspended in a double volume of water, acidified and centrifuged.
- Wearing blue gloves, he uses a pipettor -- like a giant syringe -- to withdraw a small amount of liquid from a microcentrifuge and inject it into a tiny tray. Postbulletin.com Local News