noun
- the process of separating substances of different densities by spinning them at high speed in a centrifuge
Usage: commonly used in scientific and medical contexts
Examples
- Centrifugation is used in laboratories to separate blood cells from plasma.
- The milk was subjected to centrifugation to remove cream.
- Doctors use centrifugation to prepare samples for testing.
- Centrifugation helps isolate proteins in biochemical research.
- The process of centrifugation relies on the principle that denser particles move outward faster.
- Industrial centrifugation is essential in pharmaceutical manufacturing.