"centrifugation" meaning in English

See centrifugation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: centrifugations [plural]
Etymology: From centrifuge + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|centrifuge|ation}} centrifuge + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} centrifugation (countable and uncountable, plural centrifugations)
  1. The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge. Wikipedia link: centrifugation Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: centrifugational, cryocentrifugation, cytocentrifugation, microcentrifugation, postcentrifugation, recentrifugation, ultracentrifugation Translations (process in which mixtures are separated using centripetal force): 離心分離 /离心分离 (líxīn fēnlí) (Chinese Mandarin), centrifugación [feminine] (Galician), sentrifugasi (Indonesian), lártheifneoiriú [masculine] (Irish), lártheifneoiriúchán [masculine] (Irish), centrifugazione [feminine] (Italian), 遠心分離 (enshinbunri) (alt: えんしんぶんり) (Japanese), pengemparan (Malay), центрифугирование (centrifugirovanije) [feminine] (Russian)

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