Sentence:  Fractions from the <WSD>column</WSD> which were to be subjected to analytical ultracentrifugation were concentrated by negative pressure dialysis and dialyzed for 16 hr in the cold against at least 500 volumes of phosphate buffered saline , pH 7.2 , ionic strength 0.154 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower