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noun
• an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
verb
• rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
Example sentence• The laboratory technician used a centrifuge to separate the different components of the blood sample. |
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noun
• any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
Example sentence• This febrifuge is commonly used to reduce fever. |
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noun
• a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Example sentence• My dog needs a vermifuge to treat his worm infestation. |
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noun
• a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
verb
• subject to the action of an ultracentrifuge
Example sentence• The ultracentrifuge is a crucial tool in biochemistry for separating particles based on their density. |
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adjective satellite
• unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Example sentence• The elephant was huge, towering above all the other animals in the zoo. |
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noun
• a chemical substance that repels insects
Example sentence• I sprayed insectifuge on the picnic table to keep the bugs away. |
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noun
• any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding)
Example sentence• The lactifuge was used to separate the cream from the milk. |
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Example sentence• They sought refuge in a nearby cave during the storm. |
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noun
• an overwhelming number or amount
verb
• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Example sentence• The city experienced a deluge of rain last night. |
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noun
• something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
Example sentence• He resorted to subterfuge to avoid taking responsibility for his actions. |
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noun
• a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Example sentence• He is such a scrooge when it comes to spending money on himself. |
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noun
• a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose
Example sentence• The computer program was a kludge of different pieces of code that were stitched together. |
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noun
• a racing sled for one or two people
verb
• move along on a luge or toboggan
Example sentence• She competed in the luge event at the Winter Olympics. |
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Example sentence• I need a recentrifuge test to determine the purity of the substance. |
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Example sentence• He can be quite a noodge when he doesn't get his way. |
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Example sentence• After the earthquake, they had to scrouge for food and supplies. |
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verb
• To build or use a kludge.
noun
• Something that should not work, but does.
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Example sentence• I need to buy a taeniafuge for my dog. |
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Example sentence• I used a teniafuge to treat my dog's tapeworm infection. |
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noun
• (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
Example sentence• Scientists believe that evidence of a noachian deluge can be found in sedimentary deposits from millions of years ago. |
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