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centrifugating

centrifugating is the present participle and gerund of centrifugate.

Meaning of centrifugate

Verb

centrifugate (third-person singular simple present centrifugates, present participle centrifugating, simple past and past participle centrifugated)

  1. (rare, transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
    • The antigenic aluminum hydroxide is made in the following manner: The antigenic solution is treated with enough aluminum hydroxide to precipitate all the protein. The mixture is then shaken thoroughly and centrifugated.1937, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). College of Medicine. Dept. of Biological Chemistry, Collected Studies from the Dept. of Physiological Chemistry (page 33)

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Questions about centrifugating

What is centrifugating the present participle and gerund of?
Centrifugating is the present participle and gerund of centrifugate.

Words near centrifugating in the dictionary

  1. centrifugally
  2. centrifugals
  3. centrifugate
  4. centrifugated
  5. centrifugates
  6. centrifugating
  7. centrifugation
  8. centrifugational
  9. centrifugationally
  10. centrifugations
  11. centrifuge

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