to centrifuge
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- verb
- /ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ/
- Specialized
:
centrifugar
- To separate the clear liquid from the solid particles, the mixture had to be centrifuged at high speed.
- centrifuged at 3,000 rpm
- sample was centrifuged
- centrifuged for 10 minutes
Examples
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The mixture was then vigorously shaken for 5 minutes and centrifuged at 500 x g for 15 minutes.
Academic text (2013) -
Sonne took samples; among them were 40 glass tubes filled with blood that needed to be centrifuged as quickly as possible.
Academic text (2012) -
After two minutes, their bodies were removed and the remaining liquid centrifuged and frozen for later analysis.
Academic text (1993) -
The blood must be centrifuged before clotting begins...
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The media were collected and centrifuged at 1,000 x g, at 4 degrees C for 10 min.
Academic text (2018) -
The homogenate was centrifuged for 10 minutes at 3000 rpm.
Academic text (2015) -
Tissue homogenates were centrifuged at 10,000 g for 15 min at 5 degrees C.
Academic text (1995) -
The sample was centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes, and the supernatant was decanted to waste.
Academic text (2018) -
Following each experiment, saliva samples were centrifuged, quickly frozen at -80°C, and stored until hormone analysis.
Academic text (2008) -
Lysates were incubated on ice for another 30 min and centrifuged at 16,000 g for 40 min at 4°C.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
To spin a liquid very fast to separate solid parts from it
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word centrifuge comes from centr- meaning 'center' and -fuge meaning 'to flee', like in fugitive. To centrifuge something is to spin it so parts 'flee' from the center and come apart, which is why labs centrifuge samples to separate materials.