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.
Standard technical term for a centrifuge machine. Used in scientific, medical, and industrial contexts.
Put the blood in the centrifuge.
Abbreviated form of 遠心分離機, common in technical settings.
This centrifuge can spin at high speeds.
Less common variant; sometimes used for smaller or specialized devices.
I bought a small centrifuge.
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.
Centrifuge the sample and collect the supernatant.
Common colloquial/lab phrase meaning 'to put in the centrifuge' or 'to spin down'.
Shortened verb form, used in very casual lab speech but may be ambiguous.
Can you centrifuge this real quick?
Describing something related to centrifugal force or centrifugation.
Prefix meaning 'centrifugal'. Used in compounds like 遠心力 (centrifugal force).
The components separate by centrifugal force.
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.
Please centrifuge this solution.