centrifuge, extractor, separator
(noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge, centrifugate
(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Source: Wiktionary
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
