Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microcentrifuge

/mˌaɪkɹoʊsˈɛntɹəfjˌudʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-cen-trifuge
IPA: /mˌaɪkɹoʊsˈɛntɹəfjˌudʒ/

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).

verb

To centrifuge in such a device.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Cell suspensions in RNAlater were microcentrifuged for one minute at 20,000 × g, and the pellets were re-suspended in the kit-provided buffer RLT."

Etymology

From micro- + centrifuge.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

microcentrifuges (plural) microcentrifuges (present, singular) microcentrifuging (participle, present) microcentrifuged (participle, past) microcentrifuged (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce microcentrifuge?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌaɪkɹoʊsˈɛntɹəfjˌudʒ/.
What does microcentrifuge mean?: A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
Where does microcentrifuge come from?: From micro- + centrifuge.

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