Centrifugation

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** A process where a rotating machine exposes a specimen to centrifugal force. This process can be used to remove moisture from a specimen, to subject an organism to increased gravitational forces, or to separate the components of heterogeneous mixtures based on density differences.

**Synonyms:** - CENTRIFUGATION - CENTRIFUGING - Fractionation, Centrifugation