centrifugation
noun
cen·tri·fu·ga·tion
ˌsen-trə-fyü-ˈgā-shən 
-f(y)ə-
: the process of centrifuging
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Traditional ways to separate algae from water such as centrifugation, filtration, and chemical flocculation, can make up as much as half of the total energy use and third of the total costs of producing algae.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2023
Feces were examined microscopically for parasites after sugar centrifugation, for Giardia spp.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
Blood samples need rapid centrifugation and freezing, procedures that are beyond the current capabilities of most average laboratories.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2021
IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2023
Feces were examined microscopically for parasites after sugar centrifugation, for Giardia spp.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
Blood samples need rapid centrifugation and freezing, procedures that are beyond the current capabilities of most average laboratories.
—Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2021
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First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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centrifugation
noun
cen·trif·u·ga·tion
ˌsen-trə-fyu̇-ˈgā-shən
: the process of centrifuging
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