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sep·a·ra·tor (s

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One that separates, as a device for separating cream from milk.

separator [ˈsɛpəˌreɪtə]

1. a person or thing that separates

2. a device for separating things into constituent parts, as milk into cream, etc.

separatory adj

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Noun

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

centrifuge, extractor

apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function

haematocrit, hematocrit - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood

ultracentrifuge - a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins

Translations

separator [ˈsepəreɪtəʳ] N → separador m

separator

n → Separator m; (Comput) → Trennzeichen nt

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