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ultracentrifuge

[ uhl-truh-sen-truh-fyooj ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈsɛn trəˌfyudʒ /
Physical Chemistry

noun

a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.

verb (used with object), ul·tra·cen·tri·fuged, ul·tra·cen·tri·fug·ing.

to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.

Nearby words

  1. ultra filtration,
  2. ultra vires,
  3. ultra-,
  4. ultra-distance,
  5. ultrabasic,
  6. ultraclean,
  7. ultraconservative,
  8. ultracrepidarian,
  9. ultracritical,
  10. ultradian

Origin of ultracentrifuge

First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + centrifuge
Related formsul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal [uhl-truh-sen-trif-yuh-guh l, -uh-guh l] /ˌʌl trə sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl/, adjectiveul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge

/ (ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ) chem /

noun

a high-speed centrifuge used to separate colloidal solutions

verb

(tr) to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Derived Formsultracentrifugal (ˌʌltrəsɛnˈtrɪfjʊɡəl, -ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡəl), adjectiveultracentrifugally, adverbultracentrifugation (ˌʌltrəˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən), noun
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Medicine definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge

[ ŭl′trə-sĕn′trə-fyōōj′ ]

n.

A centrifuge that uses high-velocity rotations to achieve the separation of colloidal or submicroscopic particles.
Related formsul′tra•cen•trif′u•gal (-trĭf′yə-gəl, -trĭf′ə-gəl) adj.ul′tra•cen′tri•fu•ga′tion (-fyu-gā′shən) n.
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Science definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge

[ ŭl′trə-sĕn′trə-fyōōj′ ]

A high-velocity centrifuge used in the separation of colloidal or submicroscopic particles.
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