vacufuge
English
editEtymology
editBlend of vacuum + centrifuge
Noun
editvacufuge (plural vacufuges)
- A centrifuge that operates in a vacuum; especially one used to concentrate or dehydrate biological samples
- 2016 February 17, “Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Samples were dried using a vacufuge, and the metabolites were redissolved in 50% methanol.
Verb
editvacufuge (third-person singular simple present vacufuges, present participle vacufuging, simple past and past participle vacufuged)
- To operate such a centrifuge