ultracentrifugal

adjective

ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal ˌəl-trə-ˌsen-ˈtri-fyə-gəl

-fi-gəl

: of, relating to, or obtained by means of an ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifugally

ˌəl-trə-ˌsen-ˈtri-fyə-gə-lē

-fi-gə-

adverb

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1930, in the meaning defined above

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ultracentrifugal

adjective

ul·tra·cen·trif·u·gal ˌəl-trə-ˌsen-ˈtrif-yə-gəl -ˈtrif-i-gəl

: of, relating to, or obtained by means of an ultracentrifuge

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ultracentrifugally

-gə-lē

adverb

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