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ultracentrifuge

Syllabification: (ul·tra·cen·tri·fuge)
Definition of ultracentrifuge

noun

  • a very fast centrifuge used to precipitate large biological molecules from solution or separate them by their different rates of sedimentation.

verb

[with object]
  • subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.

Derivatives

ultracentrifugal

adjective

ultracentrifugation

noun

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