Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultracentrifuge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-cen-trifuge
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-speed centrifuge, especially one free from convection that is used to separate colloidal particles.

verb

To submit a material to ultracentrifugation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English centrifuge English ultracentrifuge From ultra- + centrifuge.

Inflected Forms

ultracentrifuges (plural) ultracentrifuges (present, singular) ultracentrifuging (participle, present) ultracentrifuged (participle, past) ultracentrifuged (past)

Derived Forms

microultracentrifuge ultracentrifugate

Questions

What does ultracentrifuge mean?: A high-speed centrifuge, especially one free from convection that is used to separate colloidal particles.
Where does ultracentrifuge come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English centrifuge English ultracentrifuge From ultra- + centrifuge.

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