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The process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge
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centrifugation
Word definitions for centrifugation in dictionaries
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n. The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge
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centrifugation \centrifugation\ n. the process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge.
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Centrifugation is a process which involves the application of the centripetal force for the sedimentation of heterogeneous mixtures with a centrifuge , and is used in industrial and laboratory settings. This process is used to separate two immiscible substances, ...
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n. the process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge
Usage examples of centrifugation.
Provided I could find a way of disrupting the brain tissue so gently that instead of breaking the cells completely I merely shook them apart from one another, I could devise a centrifugation regime which, rather than separating subcellular particles, would give me fractions enriched in neurons and glia.
The gentle pressure released the neurons and glia into suspension, and by choosing a combination of gradients and centrifugation speeds, I ended up with two fractions, each enriched in one of the two types of cells.