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cen•tri•fuge



Pronunciation: (sen'tru-fyOOj"), [key]
n., v., -fuged, -fug•ing.


n.
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.

v.t.
Also,centrifugalize.to subject to the action of a centrifuge.

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