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Svedberg

A Svedberg (abbreviated Sv or S) is a physical unit used in ultracentrifugation. It is named after Theodor Svedberg. It equals 10^-13 seconds and gives a sedimentation coefficient of a macromolecule, roughly corresponding to size and weight of the molecule.

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