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Definition of: centrifuge
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(sen′trə·fyj) noun
A rotary machine, with accessory containers, tubes, etc., for the separation by controlled centrifugal force of substances having different densities.
—v.t. ·fuged, ·fug·ing To subject to the action of a centrifuge.
—cen·trif·u·ga·tion (sen·trif′yə·gā′shən,·ə·gā′-) noun
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