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centrifuge [ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ] n 1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any of various rotating machines that separate liquids from solids or dispersions of one liquid in another, by the action of centrifugal force 2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any of various rotating devices for subjecting human beings or animals to varying accelerations for experimental purposes vb (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to subject to the action of a centrifuge centrifugation [ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈgeɪʃən] n
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Gernot Zippe, a German scientist, captured by the Russians, developed an efficient centrifuge for enriching uranium that was superior to the membrane diffusion methods used in the Manhattan Project. its small laboratory instruments subsidiary, markets small centrifuges and other processing equipment and accessories for rapid specimen processing. In the Censor process, a suspension of ground flakes in water is pumped from a tank into the spinning centrifuge cylinder that is partly filled with liquid. |
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