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ultracentrifuge
ultracentrifuge definition
ultra·cen·tri·fuge (ul′trə sen′trə fyo̵̅o̅j′)
noun
a high-speed centrifuge for segregating microscopic and submicroscopic materials to determine the sizes and molecular weights of colloidal and other small particles
transitive verb ultracentrifuged -·fuged′, ultracentrifuging -·fug′·ing
to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Related Forms:
- ultracentrifugal ul′tra·cen·trif′u·gal (-trif′yə gəl) adjective
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