Definition of "centrifugation" [centrifugation]

• The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge (noun)

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• "Motile sperm were isolated by Percoll centrifugation, the total RNA extracted and verified using sperm-specific RT-PCR."
• "“Was the RNA degraded in the centrifugation step?”"
• "I'm in the midst of a 3.5 hour centrifugation, so I figured I might as well do follow up on her tag."