Unisolated


verb (used with object), isolated, isolating.
1.
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
2.
Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
3.
Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
4.
Electricity. to insulate.
5.
Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup.
noun
6.
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
7.
Psychology. a person, often shy or lacking in social skills, who avoids the company of others and has no friends within a group.
8.
Biology. an inbreeding population that is isolated from similar populations by physiological, behavioral, or geographic barriers.
9.
Also called language isolate. Linguistics. a language with no demonstrable genetic relationship, as Basque.
10.
something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process:
an isolate of soy flour.
adjective
11.
isolated; alone.
verb (transitive) (ˈaɪsəˌleɪt)
1.
to place apart; cause to be alone
2.
(med) to quarantine (a person or animal) having or suspected of having a contagious disease
3.
to obtain (a compound) in an uncombined form
4.
to obtain pure cultures of (bacteria, esp those causing a particular disease)
5.
(electronics) to prevent interaction between (circuits, components, etc); insulate
noun (ˈaɪsəlɪt)
6.
an isolated person or group

isolate i·so·late (ī’sə-lāt’)
v. i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, i·so·lates

To set apart or cut off from others.

To place in quarantine.

To separate a pure strain from a mixed bacterial or fungal culture.

To separate or remove a chemical substance out of a combined mixture.

To separate experiences or memories from the emotions relating to them.

n. (-lĭt, -lāt’)
A bacterial or fungal strain that has been isolated.i’so·la’tor n.

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