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ULTRACENTRIFUGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ultracentrifuge" is a kind of...):

centrifuge; extractor; separator (an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ultracentrifuge" is one way to...):

centrifugate; centrifuge (rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

ultracentrifugation (centrifugation at very high speeds)

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