Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centrifugation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: cen-trifu-ga-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Was the RNA degraded in the centrifugation step?”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English centrifuge Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English centrifugation From centrifuge + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

centrifugations (plural)

Derived Forms

centrifugational cryocentrifugation cytocentrifugation microcentrifugation postcentrifugation recentrifugation ultracentrifugation

Questions

What does centrifugation mean?: The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
Where does centrifugation come from?: Etymology tree English centrifuge Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English centrifugation From centrifuge + -ation.

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