noun
- a machine that uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities by spinning them at high speed
Usage: scientific equipment
verb
- to subject to centrifugal force in a centrifuge
Usage: scientific process
Examples
- The laboratory technician placed the blood samples in the centrifuge.
- Scientists use a centrifuge to separate plasma from blood cells.
- The centrifuge spun at 3,000 revolutions per minute.
- We need to centrifuge these samples before analysis.
- The medical lab has a high-speed centrifuge for processing specimens.
- After centrifuging the mixture, the heavier particles settled at the bottom.