svedberg
noun
sved·berg
ˈsved-ˌbərg
ˈsfed-,
-ˌber-ē
: a unit of time amounting to 10−13 second that is used to measure the sedimentation velocity of a colloidal solution (as of a protein) in an ultracentrifuge and to determine molecular weight by substitution in an equation
called also svedberg unit
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