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🧪 A fast separator 🧪 To spin separate
to ultracentrifuge

to ultracentrifuge

9.9
To spin samples in a very fast machine to separate their small parts
  • verb
  • /ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrɪfjuːdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : centrifugar
  • After collecting the cell lysate, scientists ultracentrifuge it to separate the proteins from other components.

Examples

  • The samples were ultracentrifuged for two hours at 100,000g to pellet the membranes.

  • We will ultracentrifuge the virus suspension to purify the viral particles before analysis.

  • We need to ultracentrifuge the sample for analysis.

  • The laboratory ultracentrifuges all its samples regularly.

  • To study the different components of the solution, we will ultracentrifuge it at high speeds.

  • The technician decided to ultracentrifuge the mixture to achieve better separation of the cells.

  • After the procedure, the samples need to be ultracentrifuged to isolate the DNA for further testing.

Synonyms

to centrifuge
vsto ultracentrifuge
  • Specialized
1 8.2

To spin something quickly in a machine so different parts separate

operates at a much higher speed and on special equipment for separation
to centrifugate
vsto ultracentrifuge
  • Specialized
9.9

To spin a liquid very fast to separate solid parts from it

uses even higher speed and specialized equipment for separation

How Fast

to ultracentrifuge
  • Specialized
9.9
to settle
  • Specialized
142 4.4

Surface Forms

ultracentrifuge infinitive
ultracentrifuged past
ultracentrifuged past participle
ultracentrifuging present participle
ultracentrifuges third person singular

Etymology

Ultracentrifuge as a verb uses the same parts: ultra- 'extreme' and center plus a piece meaning 'to move away', so to ultracentrifuge something is to spin it in a very fast machine to push its parts away from the center and separate them.