Meanings
nounmicrofuge (plural microfuges)
plural microfuges
- A laboratory centrifuge used for very small samples.
verbmicrofuge (third-person singular simple present microfuges, present participle microfuging, simple past and past participle microfuged)
present singular third person microfuges · participle present microfuging · participle past microfuged · past microfuged
- transitiveTo centrifuge in a microfuge.
Origin
Blend of micro- + centrifuge.
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microfuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfuge
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“microfuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfuge. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microfuge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfuge.
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