Home › Words › V › vacufugevacufugevacufuge · noun — A centrifuge that operates in a vacuum; especially one used to concentrate or dehydrate biological samples.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, vacufuge ranks #10,145 of 43,065 for Qualifying.EtymologyBlend of vacuum + centrifuge.nounA centrifuge that operates in a vacuum; especially one used to concentrate or dehydrate biological samplese.g.“Samples were dried using a vacufuge, and the metabolites were redissolved in 50% methanol.” — 2016 February 17, “Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:verbTo operate such a centrifugeDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).