noun
- plural of svedberg, a unit of measurement for the sedimentation coefficient of particles in a centrifuge
Usage: scientific; biochemistry
Examples
- The ribosomal subunits were measured at 30S and 50S svedbergs.
- Proteins with different molecular weights showed varying svedberg values.
- The centrifuge separated particles based on their svedbergs.
- Large molecules typically have higher svedberg coefficients.
- The researcher recorded sedimentation rates in svedbergs.
- Different RNA species can be distinguished by their svedbergs.