Centrifuge
Rapid rotation device
A centrifuge is a machine that spins materials at high speed to separate components by density.
The spinning creates centrifugal force that pushes heavier substances outward while lighter ones remain closer to the center.
Laboratories use centrifuges to separate blood components, isolate DNA, or purify samples: The technician placed the vials in the centrifuge.
Industrial centrifuges separate cream from milk or enrich uranium.
As a verb, to centrifuge is to subject something to this process.
High-speed particle separator
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- pelletSmall rounded mass
- supernatantLiquid above precipitate
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
tube · spin · gradient · density · separation · fractionation · Eppendorf · microcentrifuge
Moving toward center
- rotationTurning on an axis
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- massQuantity of matter
- accelerationRate velocity changes
force · torque · momentum · spinning · axis · radius · gravitational · Newton
Body's oxygen carrier
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
CBC · sample · apheresis · clinical · diagnostic · phlebotomy · specimen · therapeutic
Something that divides
- creamRich milk fat
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- clarifierSomething that explains better
- continuousWithout pause or gap
decanter · oil · sludge · wastewater · filtration · purification · pharmaceutical · bioreactor
ultracentrifuge
High-speed particle separator
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- pelletSmall rounded mass
- supernatantLiquid above precipitate
sedimentation · tube · spin · gradient · density · separation · fractionation · Eppendorf · microcentrifuge · refrigerated
centripetal
Moving toward center
acceleration · force · torque · momentum · spinning · axis · radius · gravitational · Newton · mechanics
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
transfusion · CBC · sample · apheresis · clinical · diagnostic · phlebotomy · specimen · therapeutic · pathology
separator
Something that divides
continuous · decanter · oil · sludge · wastewater · filtration · purification · pharmaceutical · bioreactor · harvesting
enrichment
Improvement through addition
yellowcake · weapons · proliferation · Iran · IAEA · sanctions · warhead · fissile · U-235 · weapons-grade
Centrifugemixer
Combines ingredients or people
blender · homogenizer · emulsifier · agitator · amalgamator
- centrifugal forceApparent outward push when turning