centrifuge
noun
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
centrifuged
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past participleof centrifuge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof centrifuge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
centrifugenounan apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
Example Sentences
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The DNA was centrifuged at high speeds in an ultracentrifuge.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Most of it goes to giant mills where table sugar is centrifuged and crystallized.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
Samples were centrifuged at 4,000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C and the aqueous phase was collected.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
That done, they ground them up and centrifuged the result.
From Economist ● Jun. 16, 2016
She centrifuged, precipitated, filtered and stained over and over, using every qualitative procedure in the book.
From Mate in Two Moves by Winston K. Marks
