centrifugate

English

Etymology 1

From centrifuge +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

centrifugate (plural centrifugates)

1. The thicker product obtained from [[[separation]] in a centrifuge.

Antonyms

• centrate

Etymology 2

From centrifuge +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

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

1. (transitive, rare) To separate using centrifugation.
   • 1937, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). College of Medicine. Dept. of Biological Chemistry, Collected Studies from the Dept. of Physiological Chemistry (page 33)

     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.

Usage notes

It is much more common to described something as being centrifuged rather than centrifugated.

Derived terms

• cytocentrifugate

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

centrifugate

1. inflection of centrifugare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

centrifugate f pl

1. feminine plural of centrifugato

Spanish

Verb

centrifugate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of centrifugar combined with te