ultracentrifuge

[ uhl-truh-sen-truh-fyooj ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈsɛn trəˌfyudʒ /
Physical Chemistry

noun

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.

verb (used with object), ul·tra·cen·tri·fuged, ul·tra·cen·tri·fug·ing.

to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.

Origin of ultracentrifuge

First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + centrifuge

OTHER WORDS FROM ultracentrifuge

ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal [uhl-truh-sen-trif-yuh-guh l, -uh-guh l] /ˌʌl trə sɛnˈtrɪf yə gəl, -ə gəl/, adjective ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal·ly, adverb

Words nearby ultracentrifuge

ultra filtration, ultra vires, ultra-, ultra-distance, ultrabasic, ultracentrifuge, ultraclean, ultraconservative, ultracrepidarian, ultracritical, ultradian

British Dictionary definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge
/ (ˌʌltrəˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ) chem /

noun

a high-speed centrifuge used to separate colloidal solutions

verb

(tr) to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge

Derived forms of ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifugal (ˌʌltrəsɛnˈtrɪfjʊɡəl, -ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡəl), adjective ultracentrifugally, adverb ultracentrifugation (ˌʌltrəˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən), noun

Medical definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge
[ ŭl′trə-sĕn′trə-fyōōj′ ]

n.

A centrifuge that uses high-velocity rotations to achieve the separation of colloidal or submicroscopic particles.

Other words from ultracentrifuge

ul′tra•cen•trif′u•gal (-trĭf′yə-gəl, -trĭf′ə-gəl) adj. ul′tra•cen′tri•fu•ga′tion (-fyu-gā′shən) n.

Scientific definitions for ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge
[ ŭl′trə-sĕn′trə-fyōōj′ ]

A high-velocity centrifuge used in the separation of colloidal or submicroscopic particles.