cen·tri·fuge
ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj 
: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Because the process needs only a microfluidic setup without any use of a centrifuge, mass manufacturing becomes simpler and more cost-effective, and produces formulations that, once refrigerated, remain stable for four months.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The site has six above-ground buildings and three underground structures, which house centrifuges – a key technology in nuclear enrichment, turning uranium into nuclear fuel.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
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Noun
The company also revealed that under a contract with the Department of Energy initiated in 2019, Centrus constructed a cascade of its AC-100M advanced centrifuges to demonstrate production of HALEU – an advanced nuclear fuel needed for the next generation of reactors.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Because the process needs only a microfluidic setup without any use of a centrifuge, mass manufacturing becomes simpler and more cost-effective, and produces formulations that, once refrigerated, remain stable for four months.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group as part of China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), CHIEF1900 will soon function at 1,900 g-tonnes, surpassing the previously most powerful centrifuge the CHIEF1300.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The site has six above-ground buildings and three underground structures, which house centrifuges – a key technology in nuclear enrichment, turning uranium into nuclear fuel.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
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“Centrifuge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifuge. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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centrifuge
1 of 2 noun
cen·tri·fuge
ˈsen-trə-ˌfyüj
: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
centrifuge
2 of 2 transitive verb
centrifuged; centrifuging
: to subject to centrifugal action especially in a centrifuge
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