ul·tra·cen·tri·fuge
ˌəl-trə-ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj 
: a high-speed centrifuge able to separate out colloidal and other small particles and used especially in determining the sizes of such particles or the molecular weights of large molecules
ultracentrifuged; ultracentrifuging; ultracentrifuges
: to subject to an ultracentrifuge
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Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2011
Each sample is run through an ultracentrifuge and then tested for viral RNA using a PCR test.
—Keith Zubrow, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2020
Noun
The researchers spun samples of E. coli and three other types of bacteria in an ultracentrifuge, to generate hypergravity conditions.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2011
Each sample is run through an ultracentrifuge and then tested for viral RNA using a PCR test.
—Keith Zubrow, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2020
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ultracentrifuge
1 of 2 noun
ul·tra·cen·tri·fuge
-ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj
: a high-speed centrifuge able to sediment colloidal and other small particles and used especially in determining sizes of such particles and molecular weights of large molecules
ultracentrifuge
2 of 2 transitive verb
ultracentrifuged; ultracentrifuging
: to subject to centrifugal action in an ultracentrifuge
ultracentrifuge blood plasma
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