noun

centrifuge

SEHNT-rih-fyooj

noun

A machine that spins samples at high speed to separate substances of different densities.

"The lab technician spun the blood sample in a centrifuge."

verb

To spin something in a centrifuge to separate its parts.

"They centrifuged the mixture to isolate the solid particles."

How to Use Centrifuge

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA spinning machine (or the act of using one) that separates mixtures by density.

Common pairings

spin in a centrifuge centrifuge the sample

centrifuged past tense, centrifuges plural, centrifuges singular

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From French centrifuge, ultimately from Latin centrum ("center") + fugere ("to flee").

huge rouge gouge gauge deluge refuge subterfuge