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centrifuge [séntri fyooj, séntrifyoo]

(plural centrifuges)

noun

1. separation equipment: a device that rotates rapidly and uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities

2. rotating device: a rotating apparatus used to simulate the effects of gravity or acceleration on humans or animals

 

 

[Early 18th century. < Latin centrifugus 'fleeing the centre' < fugere 'flee']

 

 

-centrifugation [séntri fyoo gáysh'n], , noun

-centrifuge, , transitive verb

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