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Definition of Ultracentrifuge
1. Noun. A high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins.
2. Verb. Subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge.
Definition of Ultracentrifuge
1. [v -FUGED, -FUGING, -FUGES]
Medical Definition of Ultracentrifuge
1. A high-speed centrifuge (up to 100,000 rpm) by means of which large molecules, e.g., of protein or nucleic acids, are caused to sediment at practicable rates; used for determinations of molecular weights, separation of large molecules, criteria of homogeneity of large molecules, conformational studies, etc. (05 Mar 2000)
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