Centrifuge vs. Microcentrifuge

Centrifuge vs. Microcentrifuge — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Centrifuge and Microcentrifuge

Centrifugenoun

A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.

Microcentrifugenoun

A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).

Centrifugenoun

(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.

Microcentrifugeverb

(transitive) To centrifuge in such a device.

Centrifugeverb

To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents

Centrifugenoun

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

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Centrifugeverb

rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids