Meaning Of The Word Centrifuge

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centrifuge in American English
a machine using centrifugal force to separate particles of varying density, as cream from milk, or to draw off moisture, as in a washing machine
noun: an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream
transitive verb: to subject to the action of a centrifuge

centrifuge in British English
noun: any of various rotating machines that separate liquids from solids or dispersions of one liquid in another, by the action of centrifugal force
verb: to subject to the action of a centrifuge

centrifuge in Chemical Engineering
noun: A centrifuge is a rotating vessel in which a solid is separated from a liquid or in which liquids of different densities are separated.

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