"microfuge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfjuːdʒ/ Forms: microfuges [plural]
Etymology: Blend of micro- + centrifuge. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|micro-|centrifuge}} Blend of micro- + centrifuge Head templates: {{en-noun}} microfuge (plural microfuges)
  1. A laboratory centrifuge used for very small samples. Derived forms: microfugal, microfuge tube
    Sense id: en-microfuge-en-noun-3u-QsJy9 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfjuːdʒ/ Forms: microfuges [present, singular, third-person], microfuging [participle, present], microfuged [participle, past], microfuged [past]
Etymology: Blend of micro- + centrifuge. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|micro-|centrifuge}} Blend of micro- + centrifuge Head templates: {{en-verb}} microfuge (third-person singular simple present microfuges, present participle microfuging, simple past and past participle microfuged)
  1. (transitive) To centrifuge in a microfuge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-microfuge-en-verb-1e-C-wM- Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52

Inflected forms

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