ul•tra•cen•tri•fuge
Pronunciation: (ul"tru-sen'tru-fyj"), [key]
— n., v., -fuged, -fug•ing.
—n.
- a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
—v.t.
- to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.
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