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centrifuge
cen·tri·fuge [ séntrə fyj ] (plural cen·tri·fug·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. separation equipment: a device that rotates rapidly and uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities
2. rotating device: a rotating apparatus used to simulate the effects of gravity or acceleration on humans or animals
[Early 18th century. < Latin centrifugus "fleeing the center" < fugere "flee"]

cen·trif·u·ga·tion [ sèntrəfyə gáysh'n ] noun
cen·tri·fuge transitive verb
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