ultracentrifuge

ultracentrifuge
A high-speed centrifuge (up to 100,000 rpm) by means of which large molecules, e.g., of protein or nucleic acid s, are caused to sediment at practicable rates; used for determinations of molecular weights, separation of large molecules, criteria of homogeneity of large molecules, conformational studies, etc.

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ul·tra·cen·tri·fuge -'sen-trə-.fyüj n a high-speed centrifuge able to sediment colloidal and other small particles and used esp. in determining sizes of such particles and molecular weights of large molecules
ultracentrifuge vt, -fuged; -fug·ing to subject to centrifugal action in an ultracentrifuge <\ultracentrifuge blood plasma>

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n.
a centrifuge that works at extremely high speeds of rotation: used for separating large molecules, such as proteins.

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ul·tra·cen·tri·fuge (ul″trə-senґtrĭ-fūj) a centrifuge with an exceedingly high rate of rotation, which will separate and sediment the molecules of a substance.

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