centrifuge
centrifuge
Definition
cen·tri·fuge (sen′trə fyo̵̅o̅j′)
noun
a machine using centrifugal force to separate particles of varying density, as cream from milk, or to draw off moisture, as in a washing machine
Etymology: Fr < ModL centrifugus: see centrifugal
transitive verb -·fuged′, -·fug′·ing
to subject to the action of a centrifuge
centrifuge
Usage Examples
Object
- tube: Mix thoroughly and centrifuge the tubes, appropriately 4 Determine the reaction grade.
Converse of object
- build: The trains were tested in April on a custom built centrifuge, which John rode to test the G-Forces.
- use: Using a centrifuge to spin out these components can speed up the process.
- have: If the school does not have a suitable centrifuge this step can be missed out.
Preposition: at
- rpm: The precipitated samples were put on ice for 10 minutes after which they were centrifuged at 13000 rpm for 15 minutes.
Adjective modifier
- geotechnical: This technique will then be used in a geotechnical centrifuge, utilizing digital photography techniques to track movement of the soil.
- sophisticated: In fact, these containers were filled with parts of sophisticated centrifuges.
- large: In the mid-1980s three large centrifuges were installed by Paxman for sewage treatment at the Coventry works of the Severn Trent Water Authority.
Modifies a noun
- enrichment: That program was based on gas centrifuge uranium enrichment.
- cascade: To do this you have to use a complex machine called a centrifuge cascade.
- uranium: That program was based on gas centrifuge uranium enrichment.
- tube: A couple of plastic centrifuge tubes are fixed to the rotor blades.
- component: Instead, the Agency is now told, Iran must have acquired " contaminated " centrifuge components from previously unacknowledged foreign sources.
- program: Iran claims its centrifuge program is designed to produce low-enriched uranium, to support Iran's civil nuclear power program.
Modifying Another Word
- then: Then centrifuge the frames taking care not to break the frames.
Noun used with modifier
- decanter: Centriquip also provides a complete service and repair service for any make of decanter centrifuge.
- uranium: Such uranium centrifuges appear to be key to North Korea's revived nuclear bomb program.
- gas: That program was based on gas centrifuge uranium enrichment.
Preposition: for
Browse dictionary entries near centrifuge
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