isolate

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Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA: /ˈaɪsəleɪt/
• (noun) IPA: /ˈaɪsələt/

Verb

isolate (isolates, present participle isolating; past and past participle isolated)

1. (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
2. (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
4. (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
5. (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
6. (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.

Translations

• French: isoler
• German: isolieren, absondern, abdichten
• Italian: isolare
• Portuguese: isolar
• Russian: изоли́ровать
• Spanish: aislar

Translations

• Italian: isolare

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• Italian: isolare

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• Italian: isolare

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• Italian: isolare

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• Italian: isolare

Noun

isolate (plural isolates)

1. Something that has been isolated.

Translations

• Portuguese: isolado
• Russian: изоли́рованный
• Spanish: aislante

Related terms

• insulant
• insular
• insularity
• insulate
• insulation
• insulator
• isolatable
• isolated
• isolating
• isolation
• isolationism
• isolative
• isolator

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