Translation guide
A machine that spins substances at high speed to separate components by density. In Japanese, the noun is commonly 遠心分離機, but the verb 'to centrifuge' is often expressed as 遠心分離する or 遠心にかける.
Referring to the device used in labs, kitchens, or industry to separate substances by spinning.
Describing the action of using a centrifuge to separate a substance.
Standard verb meaning 'to centrifuge' or 'to separate by centrifugation'. Used in technical contexts.
サンプルを遠心分離して上清を取る。
Centrifuge the sample and collect the supernatant.
Describing something related to centrifugal force or centrifugation.
In Japanese labs, researchers often say 遠心 (enshin) as a shorthand for the machine or the process, e.g., 遠心しておいて (centrifuge it and leave it). This is informal but very common.
Standard technical term for a centrifuge machine. Used in scientific, medical, and industrial contexts.
血液を遠心分離機にかける。
Put the blood in the centrifuge.
Abbreviated form of 遠心分離機, common in technical settings.
この遠心機は高速回転が可能だ。
This centrifuge can spin at high speeds.
Less common variant; sometimes used for smaller or specialized devices.
小型の遠心分離器を購入した。
I bought a small centrifuge.
Common colloquial/lab phrase meaning 'to put in the centrifuge' or 'to spin down'.
この溶液を遠心にかけてください。
Please centrifuge this solution.
Shortened verb form, used in very casual lab speech but may be ambiguous.
ちょっと遠心してくれる？
Can you centrifuge this real quick?
Prefix meaning 'centrifugal'. Used in compounds like 遠心力 (centrifugal force).
遠心力で成分が分離する。
The components separate by centrifugal force.