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
Samples were vortexed for 10 min at 4 °C and centrifuged at 13,000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C. The lower lipid-containing layer was then carefully collected and dried for 1 h.
From Nature ● Mar. 21, 2017
That done, they ground them up and centrifuged the result.
From Economist ● Jun. 16, 2016
So, on Monday, Richards received a stem-cell shot, centrifuged from his own bone marrow, into his elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2016
Droozle unavoidably centrifuged this time, but did manage, with laborious lateral movements, to mix the hemoglobin back with the plasma again.
From Droozle by Frank Banta
