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CENTRIFUGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

Synonyms:

centrifuge; extractor; separator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("centrifuge" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "centrifuge"):

haematocrit; hematocrit (a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood)

ultracentrifuge (a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins)

Derivation:

centrifugate; centrifuge (rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids

Synonyms:

centrifugate; centrifuge

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "centrifuge" is one way to...):

spin (stream in jets, of liquids)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "centrifuge"):

ultracentrifuge (subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

centrifugation (the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge)

centrifuge (an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)

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