Definitions for ultracentrifugeˌʌl trəˈsɛn trəˌfyudʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•tra•cen•tri•fugeˌʌl trəˈsɛn trəˌfyudʒ(n.; v.)-fuged, -fug•ing.
(n.)a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
Category: Chemistry, Laboratory Biology
(v.t.)to subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.
Origin of ultracentrifuge:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
ultracentrifuge(verb)
a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
ultracentrifuge(verb)
subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Wiktionary
ultracentrifuge(Noun)
A high-speed centrifuge, especially one free from convection that is used to separate colloidal particles.
ultracentrifuge(Verb)
To submit a material to ultracentrifugation
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