vacufuge

English

Etymology

Blend of vacuum +‎ centrifuge

Noun

vacufuge (plural vacufuges)

1. 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], →DOI:

     Samples were dried using a vacufuge, and the metabolites were redissolved in 50% methanol.

Verb

vacufuge (third-person singular simple present vacufuges, present participle vacufuging, simple past and past participle vacufuged)

1. To operate such a centrifuge

Synonyms

• vacucentrifuge