Centrifuge (noun)

  1. A machine that rotates at high speed and uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, such as cream from milk.
  2. A machine used in laboratory settings to separate particles from a suspension using centrifugal force.

Origin:

Late 17th century: from french centrifuge, from latin centrum "centre" + fugere "to flee".

Examples:

  1. The milk was put into the centrifuge for separation.
  2. A centrifuge was used to separate the plasma from the red blood cells.
  3. The medical laboratory used a centrifuge to prepare samples for analysis.
  4. The cream was separated from the milk using a centrifuge.
  5. The centrifuge was spinning at high speed to separate the liquid from the solid particles.
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