ultracentrifuge
/ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrəˌfjudʒ/
noun
- A very fast spinning machine used in science to separate tiny particles from a liquid, like DNA or proteins.
- The lab technician placed the blood sample into the ultracentrifuge to separate the plasma.
- Scientists use an ultracentrifuge to study the structure of viruses.
- The new ultracentrifuge can spin at over 100,000 revolutions per minute.
verb
- To spin a substance in an ultracentrifuge to separate its parts.
- They will ultracentrifuge the mixture to isolate the nanoparticles.
- You need to ultracentrifuge the sample at very high speed.
- The researcher ultracentrifuged the solution for two hours.