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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 centrifuged -·fuged′, centrifuging -·fug′·ing

to subject to the action of a centrifuge

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