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Centrifuge   /sˈɛntrəfjˌudʒ/   Listen
Centrifuge

noun
1.
An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension.  Synonyms: extractor, separator.
verb
1.
Rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids.  Synonym: centrifugate.



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"Centrifuge" Quotes from Famous Books



... his gun into the cab. He seemed almost to be handing it to Malone politely, and this effect was spoiled only by Malone's twist of the gunman's wrist, which must have felt as if he'd put his hand into a loop tied to the axle of a high-speed centrifuge. The gunman let go of the gun and Malone, ...
— Occasion for Disaster • Gordon Randall Garrett

... amount of Commercial Sulphuric acid of a specific gravity 1.83 which is added by degrees and thoroughly shaken up with the milk. Enough distilled water is added to fill the bottle. The mixture is then centrifuged in a Babcock Centrifuge, and the centrifuged fat read in per cent. on the neck of ...
— How Girls Can Help Their Country • Juliette Low



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