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The fermented BSG is then dried, ground into a powder, sieved, and spun in a centrifuge to separate the protein, which would float to the top from the rest of the mixture.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
In 1962 Heinz Stolp, a researcher in Berlin, was searching for new viruses when he ran out of the filters that sieved them from his samples.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2022
Other condiments shunned by connoisseurs but enjoyed by many are sieved egg yolks, finely chopped egg whites, and minced onion or fresh-snipped chives.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021
A carpet of hard-boiled eggs is strewn across the top, the whites and yolks sieved separately.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2018
He and the others sieved out insects and added water as needed.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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