Meanings
nounvacufuge (plural vacufuges)
plural vacufuges
- A centrifuge that operates in a vacuum; especially one used to concentrate or dehydrate biological samples
Samples were dried using a vacufuge, and the metabolites were redissolved in 50% methanol.
2016 February 17, “Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
verbvacufuge (third-person singular simple present vacufuges, present participle vacufuging, simple past and past participle vacufuged)
present singular third person vacufuges · participle present vacufuging · participle past vacufuged · past vacufuged
- To operate such a centrifuge
Synonyms: vacucentrifuge
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo operate such a centrifuge
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Origin
Blend of vacuum + centrifuge.
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vacufuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacufuge
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“vacufuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacufuge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacufuge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacufuge.
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