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centrifuge
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ verb ] rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
Synonyms Used in print (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)the tubes were then centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 1 min and examined macroscopically for agglutination . For the albumin method , equal volumes of 30 % bovine albumin , sample and 2 % cells suspended in saline were allowed to stand at room_temperature for 1 hr and then were centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 1 min . The cells were washed three times with saline , anti human serum was added , the cells were resuspended , and the mixture was centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 1 min and examined for agglutination . These cells were thawed at 37 ` C for 30 min and were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing with descending concentrations of glycerol solutions ( 20 , 18 , 10 , 8 , 4 and 2 % ) . Blood samples were allowed to clot at room_temperature for 3 hr , centrifuged and the serum was removed . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Used in print (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)As reports dribbled in , William_Weigand tossed them into the centrifuge which had become his head . Weigand tossed this news into the centrifuge . Related terms |
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