Term info
database cross reference
- MO:476
- SNOMEDCT:705223003
EFO URI
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0002013
IAO 0000111
centrifuge
IAO 0000119
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifuge
definition
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
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
term editor
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