centrifuge, extractor, separator
(noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
Source: WordNet® 3.1
separator (plural separators)
An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.
• sea parrot, sea-parrot
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"a*ra`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who, or that which, separates. Specifically: (a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it. (b) (Mining) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into grades, or separating them from gangue. (c) (Weaving)
Definition: An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
