ultracentrifuge

[ uhl-truh-sen-truh-fyooj ]

noun
  1. 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.
  1. to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.

Origin of ultracentrifuge

1
First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + centrifuge

Other words from ultracentrifuge

  • ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal [uhl-truh-sen-trif-yuh-guhl, -uh-guhl], /ˌʌl trə sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl/, adjective
  • ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge

/ (ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ) chem /


noun
  1. a high-speed centrifuge used to separate colloidal solutions

verb
  1. (tr) to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge

Derived forms of ultracentrifuge

  • ultracentrifugal (ˌʌltrəsɛnˈtrɪfjʊɡəl, -ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡəl), adjective
  • ultracentrifugally, adverb
  • ultracentrifugation (ˌʌltrəˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən), noun

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Scientific definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge

[ ŭl′trə-sĕntrə-fyōōj′ ]


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

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