Concept information
Preferred term
Centrifugation
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- as a lab technique & to simulate gravitational eff in space; NIM
Scope note
- Process of using a rotating machine to generate centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, remove moisture, or simulate gravitational effects. It employs a large motor-driven apparatus with a long arm, at the end of which human and animal subjects, biological specimens, or equipment can be revolved and rotated at various speeds to study gravitational effects. (From Websters, 10th ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
In other languages
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Finnish
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centrifugatio
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linkoaminen
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linkous
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sentrifugaatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002498
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