centrifuge

noun/ˈsɛntrɪfjuːdʒ/

Frequency rank: #15,521 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a machine that spins substances at high speed to separate them by density.

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Example sentence

The laboratory technician placed the blood samples in the centrifuge to separate their components.

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