centrifuge

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0400106

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SNOMEDCT:705223003
MO:476

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0002013

IAO 0000111

centrifuge

IAO 0000119

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifuge

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A centrifuge is an instrument, generally driven by a motor, that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying force perpendicular to the axis. The centrifuge works using the sedimentation principle, where the centripetal acceleration is used to separate substances of greater and lesser density., A device with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122

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