Centrifugate

/ˈsɛntrɪfjuːɡeɪt/ verb

To subject a substance to centrifugal force using a centrifuge machine, typically to separate components of different densities.

From centrifuge (noun) plus -ate verb suffix. Centrifuge itself comes from Latin centrum 'center' and fugere 'to flee,' originally named for the apparent fleeing-from-center action that separates materials.

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