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SEPARATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Synonyms:
centrifuge; extractor; separator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("separator" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "separator"):
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)
Derivation:
separate (divide into components or constituents)
