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Noun: ultracentrifuge  ,úl-tru'sen-tru,fyooj
  1. A high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
    "The biochemist used an ultracentrifuge to separate cellular components"
Verb: ultracentrifuge  ,úl-tru'sen-tru,fyooj
  1. Subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
    "They ultracentrifuged the sample to separate its components"

Derived forms: ultracentrifuged, ultracentrifuging, ultracentrifuges

Type of: centrifugate, centrifuge, extractor, separator

Encyclopedia: Ultracentrifuge