centrifugate
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Definition
- Verb:
- To rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids: The action of using centrifugal force, typically in a machine called a centrifuge, to separate components of a mixture based on density.
Usage
- The verb "centrifugate" describes a specific scientific or industrial process. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the substance being separated).
- It is synonymous with the more common phrase "to centrifuge." "Centrifugate" is a precise, technical term.
Examples
- Verb:
- The lab technician will centrifugate the blood samples to isolate the plasma.
- After homogenizing the mixture, centrifugate it for five minutes.
- The process involves centrifugating the solution to remove particulate matter.
Advanced Usage
- "To be centrifugated" (Passive Voice): Describes a substance that has undergone the separation process.
- The sample must be centrifugated before analysis.
- Centrifugation (n): The noun form referring to the process or act of centrifugating.
- The centrifugation was performed at 10,000 rpm.
Variants and Related Words
- Centrifuge (n): The machine used to centrifugate.
- Place the tubes in the centrifuge.
- Centrifuge (v): A more frequently used verb with the same meaning as "centrifugate."
- Centrifuge the mixture for two minutes.
- Centrifugal (adj): Relating to or acting in a direction away from a center.
- Centrifugal force is used in the separation process.
Synonyms
- Spin (at high speed): A less technical synonym.
- Separate by centrifugation: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
Related Phrases
- Subject to centrifugation: A formal phrase meaning to put something through the centrifugating process.
- The cell lysate was subjected to centrifugation.
- Pellet (after centrifugation): The solid material that gathers at the bottom of a tube after centrifugating.
- Resuspend the pellet in buffer.
Verb
- rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids