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Answer for the clue "The process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge ", 14 letters:
centrifugation

Word definitions for centrifugation in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
centrifugation \centrifugation\ n. the process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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.