isolate
- Verb. (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- Verb. (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- Verb. (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- Verb. (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- Verb. (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- Verb. (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- Noun. Something that has been isolated.
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