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ULTRACENTRIFUGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ultracentrifuge mean?
• ULTRACENTRIFUGE (noun)
The noun ULTRACENTRIFUGE has 1 sense:
1. a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
Familiarity information: ULTRACENTRIFUGE used as a noun is very rare.
• ULTRACENTRIFUGE (verb)
The verb ULTRACENTRIFUGE has 1 sense:
1. subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Familiarity information: ULTRACENTRIFUGE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ultracentrifuge" is a kind of...):
centrifuge; extractor; separator (an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: ultracentrifuged
Past participle: ultracentrifuged
-ing form: ultracentrifuging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "ultracentrifuge" is one way to...):
centrifugate; centrifuge (rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
ultracentrifugation (centrifugation at very high speeds)
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